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| an investigative approach toward science |
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| perceiving a natural occurrence that causes someone to pose a question |
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| proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions |
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| statement that forecasts what would happen in a situation |
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| used to test a hypothesis |
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| provides a normal standard to compare the results of the group being experimented on |
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| identical to the control group, except for the independent varible |
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| because it is when a part of the experimental is manipulated, it is sometimes called the manipulated variable |
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| "responding variable" acts in response to an independent variable |
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| a hypothesis proven to be true many times, however not classified as a law |
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| expert scientists anonymously reviewing and critique others' journals |
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