Across
- 4. self-reproduction with variations
- 5. well-tested, broad explanations that unify lots of observations.
- 7. average sum of data points
- 9. an educated guess as to what will happen during your experiment
- 10. a preliminary explanation of how something works in nature, and it can be tested in some way.
- 12. steady state of being regardless of external environment
- 14. logical conclusions based upon observations
- 16. information, facts or data supporting a claim, assumption or hypothesis
- 18. pieces of information gathered directly with senses or tools
Down
- 1. a plan for asking questions and testing possible answers
- 2. what the experimenter manipulates or allows to change
- 3. statements made in science based on an experiment
- 6. group or condition of IV that serves as a “baseline” for comparison
- 8. gradual change in characteristics of populations
- 11. The variable that responds to changes in the independent variable
- 13. powers all life processes
- 15. use evidence, apply logic, and construct arguments based on data.
- 17. information generated by observations and experiments