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Biology
9th Grade
09/06/2011

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Controlled Experiment
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A controlled experiment is an experiment where only one variable is changed.
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Dependent Variable
Definition
A dependent variable is a variable that is obsereved and that changes in response to the independent variable; also called the responding variable.
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Hypothesis
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A hypothesis is a possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question.
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Inference
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A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and expierience.
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Observation
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Observation is the process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderley way.
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Science
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Science is an organised way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.
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Control Group
Definition
A control group is a group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the same conditions as the experiminetal group except for one independent variable
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Data
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Data is evidence; information gathered from observations.
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