Inquiry/SCI Methods Vocabulary

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  1. 3. How close a measurement is to an accepted or true value
  2. 11. Refers to the smallest interval that can be measured
  3. 12. Meaningful digits in a measuring quantity
  4. 14. A group of variables that are related
  5. 15. The variable that you believe is influenced by the independent variable
  6. 18. The exact procedure that is followed each time an experiment is repeated
  7. 19. a ratio that has the value of one and is used in setting up a conversion problem
  8. 22. To figure something out from known facts using logical thinking
  9. 23. Anything that has mass and takes up space
  10. 25. A factor that affects how an experiment works
  11. 26. A collection of all the techniques you use to do an experiment
  12. 28. A possible explanation that can be tested by comparison with scientific evidence
  13. 29. The applications of science to meet human needs and solve problems
  14. 30. A relationship in which one variable increases with an increase in another variable
Down
  1. 1. A method if using conversion factors and unit canceling to solve a unit conversion problem
  2. 2. A variable that is kept constant in an experiment
  3. 4. The variable that is kept constant in an experiment
  4. 5. Each time an experiment is tried
  5. 6. Describes evidence that documents only what actually happened as exactly as possible
  6. 7. a fixed amount of something
  7. 8. Describes how close together or reproducible repeated measurements are
  8. 9. A variable that you believe might influence another variable
  9. 10. A process of learning that begins with a hypothesis and proceeds to prove or change the hypothesis by comparing it with scientific evidence
  10. 13. A relationship in which one variable decreases when another variable increases
  11. 16. A rule that describes an action or set of actions in the universe and that can sometimes be expressed as a mathematical statement
  12. 17. Describes evidence that can be seen independently by others if they repeat the same experiment or observation in the same way
  13. 20. Two results are only significantly different if their difference is much larger than the estimated error
  14. 21. A process of learning that starts with asking questions
  15. 24. The mass per unit volume of a given material
  16. 27. the system used in the US