Across
- 2. Data based on descriptions and is biased
- 4. Facts and statistics collected together for observations, reference, or analysis
- 5. An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
- 9. Data based on numbers and statistics only.
- 11. An educated guess on why something happened - an attempt to connect two ideas (based on background knowledge and prior research)
Down
- 1. The variable in an experiment that is being measured (being changed by independent variable)
- 3. The variable that is being manipulated or changed to trigger a reaction.
- 6. The group in an experiment that is "normal" - not exposed to the variable that is being changed but has the same conditions as the experimental group.
- 7. the group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested
- 8. An absolute truth in science that occurs in the same exact conditions and circumstances.
- 10. A well-tested hypothesis backed by a large body of evidence and has been tested multiple times with similar results. (CAN BE PROVEN FALSE)