Words to describe scientific experiments
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accurate |
Accurate means exact or correct.
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catalyst |
A catalyst speeds up a chemical reaction but is not used up.
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cause |
Lack of sunlight will cause a plant to die.
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confidence |
The similarity of the results gives me confidence in the data.
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correlation |
A correlation can be positive, negative or no correlation.
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data |
Do an experiment to collect your own data.
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dependent |
The dependent variable goes on the y-axis.
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evidence |
There was enough evidence to reach a valid conclusion.
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equipment |
Think carefully about the method and equipment you will use.
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estimate |
Repeating measurements helps estimate the true value.
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experiment |
The results of the experiment did not support his hypothesis.
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graph |
Draw a graph to display the data.
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hypothesis |
The results of the experiment did not support his hypothesis.
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independent |
The independent variable goes on the y-axis.
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measure |
You can measure how one variable affects another.
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method |
You can justify your method when you write-up your experiment.
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observation |
Scientists can make the same observations and come up with different explanations.
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outlier |
Outliers are a sign that something has gone wrong.
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reliable |
Opinions are not reliable data.
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