Environmental HOLT Chapter 2 Scientific Method

Sylvester Holt Environmental Science Ch 2 Scientific method Study online at quizlet.com/_1a9azb

1.Control Group: The group that does not receive the experimental treatment.

2.Correlations: Associations between two or more events.

3.Data: The information that a scientist gathers during an experiment, winch is often in numeric form.

4.Experiment: is a procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions.

5.Experimental group: The group that receives the experimental treatment.

6.Hypothesis: A testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation.

7.Observation: A piece of information we gather using our senses- Our sight, smell, and touch.

8.Prediction: A logical statement about about what will happen if the hypothesis is correct.

9.Variable: The factor of interest.

TF Assignment

9 True/False questions

1. Observation → A logical statement about about what will happen if the hypothesis is correct.
    True         False
2. Correlations → A piece of information we gather using our senses- Our sight, smell, and touch.
    True         False
3. Hypothesis → The information that a scientist gathers during an experiment, winch is often in numeric form.
    True         False
4. Experiment → The factor of interest.
    True         False
5. Prediction → A piece of information we gather using our senses- Our sight, smell, and touch.
    True         False
6. Variable → The information that a scientist gathers during an experiment, winch is often in numeric form.
    True         False
7. Data → The factor of interest.
    True         False
8. Experimental group → is a procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions.
    True         False
9. Control Group → The group that does not receive the experimental treatment.
    True         False

Written Assignment

9 Written questions

1. A testable idea or explanation that leads to a scientific investigation.
2. Associations between two or more events.
3. A piece of information we gather using our senses- Our sight, smell, and touch.
4. The factor of interest.
5. The group that receives the experimental treatment.
6. The group that does not receive the experimental treatment.
7. The information that a scientist gathers during an experiment, winch is often in numeric form.
8. is a procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions.
9. A logical statement about about what will happen if the hypothesis is correct.