Science Terms Practice Study Guide Test.

Science Terms Practice Study Guide
Test.

Categoric Variables - CORRECT ANSWER Variables with values that have labels, not numbers.



Continuous Variables - CORRECT ANSWER Variables with values that can be counted or measured.



Control Variables - CORRECT ANSWER Variables that should be kept the same (or monitored) in an
investigation.



Dependent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER The outcome you measure in an investigation.



Fair Test - CORRECT ANSWER An investigation that only has one independent variable that will affect the
dependent variable.



Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER A research statement. (e.g. Changing __ will affect __. / How does __
affect __.)



Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER The variable you change in an investigation.



Interval - CORRECT ANSWER The difference between individual readings.



Prediction - CORRECT ANSWER A statement that suggests what will happen in an investigation.



Range - CORRECT ANSWER The minimum and maximum values of the independent variable.



Validity - CORRECT ANSWER How suitable a method is to answer the reseach question. An investigation
that has suitable controlled variables.