Nature of Science

3. factors in an experiment that are kept the same
5. these studies take place in controlled environments to limit the number and affect of environmental variables
9. the manipulated variable is always graphed on the ___ (the horizontal axis)
10. the independent variable is also called the ___ variable
11. researchers give a ___ to a certain number of participants in a study to see if participants report similar experiences when compared to the experimental group
12. these studies take place in environments that may be influenced by external variables that are not part of the study
14. science is ___ meaning it should be free of biases, emotions, and false beliefs
15. factors in an experiment that change
16. these two words will help you remember which variables are graphed on which axis

1. a ____ tests only one variable at a time
2. science is the study of the ___ world
4. science is ___ meaning it follows patterns
6. the dependent variable is also called the ___ variable and is the variable which is measured in an experiment
7. quantitative data is recorded and reported as ____
8. this data is recorded and reported as words, such as eye color
13. science is not ___, meaning it is not based on personal opinions and beliefs