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Biology
9th Grade
09/08/2014

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observation
Definition
the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way
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science
Definition
observing and understanding something about the natural world
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inference
Definition
a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know
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hypothesis
Definition
is a scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
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controlled experiment
Definition
an experiment in which only one variable changes
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independent variable
Definition
the variable that deliberately gets changed
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dependent variable
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the variable that changes in response to the independent variable
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control group
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is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable
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data
Definition
detailed records of experimental observations
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