8S Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The process of gathering evidence about the natural world and proposing explanations based on evidence
  2. 6. The grouping together of items that are alike in some way
  3. 7. The factor that may change in response to the independent variable
  4. 10. A possible answer to a scientific question
  5. 11. Using one or more of your senses to gather information
  6. 15. Reasoning that is based on personal feelings or personal values
  7. 17. A scientific experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time
  8. 19. The factor that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis
  9. 20. Observation that deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed as numbers
  10. 21. Making a statement or a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experiences
Down
  1. 1. A repetition of an experiment
  2. 2. Having an attitude of doubt
  3. 3. An attempt by a different group of scientists to conduct the same experiment
  4. 4. Reasoning that is based on evidence
  5. 5. A generalization that makes sense of an observation by using logical reasoning
  6. 8. Data that are collected using scientific processes that describe particular observations
  7. 9. Observation that deals with numbers, or amounts
  8. 12. A way of learning about the natural world
  9. 13. When you explain or interpret the things you observe
  10. 14. A set of beliefs that may make use of science, but conclusions/predictions are not based on observation, objective reasoning, or scientific evidence.
  11. 16. Involves evaluating observations and data to reach a conclusion about them
  12. 18. An error in the design of an experiment
  13. 22. Facts, figures, and other evidence collected during a scientific investigation