Across
- 3. a testable explanation to a scientific question
- 5. how close a measurement is to the true/known value
- 7. experiment in which only one variable is changed
- 8. a scientific idea that is supported by a lot of scientific data from multiple sources
- 10. A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state
- 11. Observation of a measurement stated with a numeric value.
- 14. the most favorable conditions; best
- 18. the idea that living organisms can be generated from non-living sources
- 19. accurate measurement/results that correspond
- 20. using the senses to gather information about the world
Down
- 1. a interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
- 2. Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic
- 4. variable in a controlled experiment that is changed by the person doing the experiment; also called manipulated variable
- 6. variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable; also called the responding variable
- 9. group in an experiment that is used for comparisons to the experimental group.
- 12. a collection of articles that outline the results of experiments and must be peer-reviewed before they are published
- 13. large quantities
- 15. how close measurements of the same item are to each other
- 16. part of an experiment that is kept the same in order to provide comparison between the control and experimental groups
- 17. A statement that summarizes or describes the observations about our world and experiments