Question |
Answer |
SCIENCE |
A WAY OR A PROCESS USED TO INVESTIGATE WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND US |
TECHNOLOGY |
THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE TO MAKE PRODUCTS OR TOOLS THAT PEOPLE USE. |
SCIENTIFIC METHODS |
APPROACHES TAKEN TO TRY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM |
MODEL |
MATHEMATICAL EQUATION OR PHYSICAL OBJECT USED TO THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN TOO SLOWLY, TOO QUICKLY, OR ARE TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL TO OBSERVE DIRECTLY. |
HYPOTHESIS |
A PREDICTION OR STATEMENT THAT CAN BE TESTED. |
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
THE VARIABLE THAT IS CHANGED IN AN EXPERIMENT. |
DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
THE FACTOR BEING MEASURED IN AN EXPERIMENT. |
CONSTANT |
THE VARIABLES THAT STAY THE SAME IN AN EXPERIMENT. |
CONTROL |
A SAMPLE THAT IS TREATED EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS EXCEPT THAT THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IS NOT APPLIED TO IT. |