Science Key Terms The Nature of Science Study Guide Test.

Science Key Terms The Nature of
Science Study Guide Test.

Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER Test of a hypothesis



Control - CORRECT ANSWER The standard for comparison in an experiment



Dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER Factor that depends on the value of the other variable



Model - CORRECT ANSWER Represents an idea or object



Scientific law - CORRECT ANSWER A statement of nature that seems to be true



Scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER An organized set of investigation procedures



Graph - CORRECT ANSWER A visual display of data



Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER An educated guess about the likely solution to a problem



Standard - CORRECT ANSWER An agreed upon quantity used for comparison



Volume - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of space occupied by an object



Independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER Variable in an experiment that is adjustable by the
experimenter



Constant - CORRECT ANSWER Factor that does not vary in an experiment