Nature of Science

3. : The study of matter and energy.
8. : Clear questions that drive it.
9. : Scientists use their data to make charts and ____ to communicate the results of an experiment
11. : A ________ is a limiting rule or circumstance.
12. : Investigation and exploration of natural events and the new information of natural events and the new information that results from those investigations
13. : The ____ variable is the factor that is affected by the independent variable or is being measured.
15. : Gathering information using your five senses.
17. : A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
19. : Having an experiment repeated by others.
20. : All claims must be backed up with specific ____.
21. : An organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists.
22. : Logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior experience.

1. : Possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations
2. : The ____ is the group that is used for comparison.
4. : ____ data describes characteristics and non-numerical
5. : The study of earth, including rocks, oceans and the atmosphere.
6. :____ Data that is counted or measured in numerical values.
7. : ________ is to repeat or do many trials in an experiment.
10. : _____ Science is the study of living things.
14. : An _____ is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events.
16. A ____ is the factors that do not change during the experiment.
18. : The ____ variable is the factor in the experiment that is being tested or the part that is changed by the person doing the experiment.