Chapter 1 Crossword

2. Explains why something happens in nature.
8. The fourth step of the scientific method is to ______ the hypothesis with an experiment.
10. Any piece of information gathered from an experiment.
11. A _____ graph compares numbers to words.
12. An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time.
14. A series of steps followed in order to solve a problem.
15. Describes what happens in nature.
17. A guess about an observation. Is subjective (opinion based).
19. Data in the form of numbers.
20. The third step of the scientific method is to form a ______. This is a possible answer to the question.
22. Any factor that can change in an experiment.
25. Factor that stays the same in an experiment.
26. The variable/change that is measured and recorded at the end of the experiment.
27. The fifth step of the scientific method is to _____ the data.
28. The scientific study of nonliving matter in the world/universe and how it works.

1. The study of matter and energy, and how objects move in the universe.
3. The second step of the scientific method is to do _________.
4. Study of elements, atoms, and how substances react with each other.
5. Data in the form of descriptive words.
6. The process of collecting information by using the 5 senses. Is objective (fact, not opinion).
7. The curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.
9. The study of Earth and its atmosphere.
13. A ____ chart compares the parts or percentages of a whole.
16. The first step of the scientific method is to ask a ________.
18. A variable that a scientist manipulates, or changes, during the experiment.
21. Graph that compares a number to a number. Data points are not connected.
23. The study of planets and outer space.
24. A ______ graph compares numbers to numbers. The data points are connected.
25. The sixth step of the scientific method is to draw ________.