Across
- 1. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist who was looking to describe the texture (or feel) of a new synthetic product
- 2. a factor in an experiment that can change
- 3. this important part of a data table or graph helps the reader understand magnitude
- 4. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist looking to determine if two unknown chemicals, when mixed, produce a gas
- 6. this type of study typically happens outside a controlled experiment, such as outdoors or in a classroom where the variables are less likely to be easily controlled
- 8. this type of graph is good for displaying random data points that may or may not contain a pattern
- 10. this is the term used to describe the "scientific method" which forces users to travel from step to step without much variation
- 15. scientists design these which in turn generate data
- 16. this type of knowledge is the collection of things you learned in the past
- 17. a student collects data during an experiment and records their data in inches and not centimeters, this is an example of a ___ error
- 20. in a data table and graph, a number should always be followed by a unit
- 21. this term is used to describe the model that better explains how scientists do conduct good science
- 24. this is another name for the independent variable
- 25. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist looking to locate different species of birds located within a forest
- 27. these are collected using one or more of the senses
- 29. the x-axis is the ___ axis, the "left to right" axis
- 31. a factor in an experiment that is not changed
Down
- 1. this typically appears at the top of a data table or graph and contains information for the reader about the content of the data table or graph
- 2. the y-axis is the ___ axis, the "up and down" axis
- 5. this type of graph is good for displaying data points that show a trend over time
- 7. this sense would be most helpful to a food scientist looking to develop a new flavor of ice cream
- 8. this sense would be most helpful to a scientist using a microscope to examine cells on a microscope slide
- 9. a ___ explains how something happens, like how organisms change over time
- 11. observations are used to make these conclusions based on evidence and reasoning
- 12. a student records the density of unknown objects from an experiment so that they match the expected density of each substance, this is an example of a ___ error
- 13. another name for a data table used by scientists to collect and organize their data
- 14. this type of graph is good for displaying percentages
- 18. these predictable events allow scientists to make additional predictions, even about events that have yet to happen
- 19. a ___ explains what happens when a particular set of conditions are met, such as how mass is conserved in a chemical reaction
- 22. a controlled experiment tests this many variables at a time
- 23. in science, most measurements are collected with ___ measurements
- 26. science is ___, not subjective
- 28. this is the variable that is measured, such as the height of a plant in a controlled experiment
- 30. this type of study takes place inside, where the environmental conditions can usually be better controlled