Across
- 5. A test using observations and controlled variables to discover answers to questions, and/or to check a hypothesis.
- 6. The information you collect from the experiment
- 8. System The International System of Units which is the official name of the metric system.
- 11. A tested and reliable explanation of nature, that is supported by many observations and experiments
- 13. Variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable
- 14. Something that can affect a system being examined, and is therefore a factor that may change in an experiment.
- 15. A statement made about the future outcome of an experiment based on past experiences or observations.
- 17. The breakdown of something that is complex into smaller parts in such a way that leads to a better understanding
- 19. Experimental tests done more than once.
- 20. To compare the characteristics of something (such as mass, length, volume) with a standard (such as grams, meters, liters).
Down
- 1. A process of critical thinking that uses observations and experiments to investigate testable predictions about the physical
- 2. Data that is based on measurable characteristics of things or events such as mass, volume, length, and quantity.
- 3. Thinking that uses specific sets of skills to carefully analyze problems step- by step.
- 4. Factor in a controlled experiment that is changed
- 7. Group in a experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable
- 9. A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
- 10. The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information
- 12. Data that is based on observable characteristics of things or events that can be collected using the five senses.
- 16. A prediction about what will happen with the experiment- written in an if-then statement
- 18. The study of life