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