Unit 1 - Nature of Science

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Across
  1. 3. a testable explanation to a scientific question
  2. 5. how close a measurement is to the true/known value
  3. 7. experiment in which only one variable is changed
  4. 8. a scientific idea that is supported by a lot of scientific data from multiple sources
  5. 10. A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state
  6. 11. Observation of a measurement stated with a numeric value.
  7. 14. the most favorable conditions; best
  8. 18. the idea that living organisms can be generated from non-living sources
  9. 19. accurate measurement/results that correspond
  10. 20. using the senses to gather information about the world
Down
  1. 1. a interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
  2. 2. Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic
  3. 4. variable in a controlled experiment that is changed by the person doing the experiment; also called manipulated variable
  4. 6. variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable; also called the responding variable
  5. 9. group in an experiment that is used for comparisons to the experimental group.
  6. 12. a collection of articles that outline the results of experiments and must be peer-reviewed before they are published
  7. 13. large quantities
  8. 15. how close measurements of the same item are to each other
  9. 16. part of an experiment that is kept the same in order to provide comparison between the control and experimental groups
  10. 17. A statement that summarizes or describes the observations about our world and experiments