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