Unit 1 Lesson 3 Scientific Investigations VOCABULARY Question Preview (ID: 26243)


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the factor that changes or responds as a result of the changes made to the independent variable, or what is being measured in response to the change of the independent variable; it is also known as the responding variable
a) independent variable
b) dependent variable
c) constant or controlled variable
d)

An investigation that has been done by more than one scientist with similar findings has been replicated.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What is the purpose of repeated trials in an investigation?
a) to get new and different results
b) to verify the results of the experiment
c)
d)

a statement that predicts the results of an investigation and where the results lead to a claim about whether it is supported or unsupported; IF I do this, THEN this is what I predict will happen
a) variable
b) data
c) hypothesis
d) observation

the information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning or the information gathered in an investigation
a) observation
b) variable
c) data
d) hypothesis

the factors that are unchanged or kept the same so that they do not affect the results of a scientific investigation
a) independent variable
b) dependent variable
c) constant or controlled variables
d)

the group in an experiment for which the independent variable is not changed
a) experimental group
b) control group
c)
d)

the group in an experiment that receives the variables being tested
a) experimental group
b) control group
c)
d)

the one factor that is deliberately changed or manipulated and being testing in an experiment; it is also known as the manipulated variable (What I , the scientist, change)
a) independent variable
b) dependent variable
c) constant or controlled variable
d)

any factor that can change in a scientific investigation
a) observation
b) data
c) variable
d)

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