Nature of Science

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Across
  1. 3. The variable under the experimenter’s control.
  2. 4. A quantity that can be derived from other base quantities using math.
  3. 7. A quantity that cannot be derived.
  4. 11. A philosophy weighing the benefit of the science versus the potential cost.
  5. 12. A sample where the independent variable is not changed.
  6. 14. Metric prefix meaning 1000 times the base unit.
  7. 15. Theories can be __________ based on new information.
  8. 16. Scientific ideas are developed through reasoning based on observable _____.
  9. 17. The study of how energy and matter are related to each other in time and space.
  10. 20. The variable being changed in response to another variable.
  11. 24. A graph plotted along the x and y axis in columns.
  12. 25. Type of line on a graph As X increases, Y also increases.
  13. 27. Scientific claims are based on ________ explanations against observations.
  14. 28. Describes how close a measured value is to the true value of the quantity measured.
  15. 31. Metric unit for length.
  16. 32. Data that shows quantities (numbers).
  17. 33. Explains why something happens.
  18. 34. The degree of exactness with which a measurement is made and stated.
  19. 36. Data that shows topics or categories.
  20. 37. Metric unit for mass
  21. 38. Metric prefix meaning 1/100 (.01) times the base unit.
Down
  1. 1. An idea that has not yet been tested.
  2. 2. Metric unit for liquid volume.
  3. 5. Changeable factor in an experiment.
  4. 6. Scientific claims are subject to _________ and replication. (2 words)
  5. 8. A graph plotted along the x and y axis in lines.
  6. 9. Metric unit for temperature.
  7. 10. A quantity that can be measured.
  8. 13. A round graph that also is known as a pie chart.
  9. 18. Variables that are kept the same for the basis of comparison.
  10. 19. The predominant measuring and units system worldwide.
  11. 21. The equation for this measurement is grams mass / volume.
  12. 22. A theory has a testable hypothesis, is “________.”
  13. 23. Metric prefix meaning 1/1000 (.001) times the base unit.
  14. 26. The process of finding answers to questions about the natural world.
  15. 29. Spatial or solid volume is measured in ________ centimeters.
  16. 30. States what will happen under certain conditions.
  17. 35. Type of line on a graph As X increases, Y decreases.