Answered.
Hypotheses - CORRECT ANSWER A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a
scientific question.
Prediction - CORRECT ANSWER Specific statements about what we could expect to observe if the
hypotheses are true.
Independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER A variable the scientist manipulates.
Dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER A variable that depends on the conditions set up in an
experiment.
Controlled study - CORRECT ANSWER All variables are controlled except one.
Data - CORRECT ANSWER Information from their studies.
What is the title of this lesson? - CORRECT ANSWER The Nature of Science
What are the two components of science? - CORRECT ANSWER Science is both a process of learning
about the natural world and a summary of what we have already learned.
What does the natural world include? - CORRECT ANSWER Our physical environment (atoms, galaxy)
forces and energies such as gravity and solar radiation.
What is the goal of science? - CORRECT ANSWER The goal of science is to discover how the rules of the
natural world operate and what effect they have.