Scientific Methods Flashcards
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A series of steps followed to solve problems
Scientific Methods
A possible explanation or answer to a question
Hypothesis
Tests only one factor at a time and consists of a control group and one or more experimental groups
Controlled experiment
The one factor that differs
Variable
The group in an experiment that does not receive treatment
control group
The group that does receive the treatment in an experiment
Experimental group
Ask a question
Step one of scientific method
Make a hypothesis
Step two of scientific method
Conduct an experiment
Step three of scientific method
Report results
Step four of scientific method
Analyze data and draw a conclusion
Step five of scientific method
Share data
Step six of scientific method
A measure of a size of a surface or a region
Area
A measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space
Volume
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Mass
comparison of the mass and volume of an object
Density
The metric scale of temprature
Celsius
The metric unit of mass
Gram
The metric unit of capacity
Liter
The fundamental unit of length in the metric system
Meter
