Practical Science Language (All biology)

Question 1

What is Independent Variable?

Answer 1

Thing that you change or compare

Question 2

What is Dependent Variable?

Answer 2

Thing that you measure and collect as your results.

Question 3

What is Control Variable?

Answer 3

Things that don’t change

Question 4

What is accuracy?

Answer 4

How close is it to the true value. (closer more accurate)

Question 5

What is precision?

Answer 5

How close are the repeated values. (closer, more precise)

Question 6

What is resolution?

Answer 6

The smallest possible value that a piece of equipment can measure.

Question 7

What is Random Error

Answer 7

Error caused by sudden change in the surroundings.

Question 8

What is Systematic Error?

Answer 8

Error caused by incorrect use of equipment throughout

Question 9

What is Repeatable?

Answer 9

When an experiment can be carried out again by the same stuff and the results are precise.

Question 10

What is Reproducible?

Answer 10

When an experiment can be carried out again by different stuff and results are precise.