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Hypothesis
Hypothesis and Experiment definitions
Question | Answer |
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What are the 2 types of Scientific Question? | Testable and non-testable (research-based) |
What is a Hypothesis | an educated guess about the question or problem |
What do you need to do to have a good hypothesis | support it with research or observations |
what is a constant? | Part of an experiment that does not change |
What is an independent variable? | the thing being tested. It is usually identified in the hypothesis. |
What is a control? | The control is the part of the experiment where there is no variable. |
What is a dependant variable? | The thing that is expected to be changed by the independent variable. |
What is an experiment? | I controlled test of a hypothesis. |
Data | the information gathered from an experiment. |
Observation | getting data with your 5 senses. |
What is it called when scientist repeat another's work? | peer review |
What is needed for an old hypothesis to be replaced by a new one. | A valid experiment and consensus. |
scientific model | a representation of an object or a process that allow a scientist to study it in detail. |