Science and the Scientific Method

The first step of the scientific method

A series of steps that scientists use as a guide for solving a problem or answering a question

A possible, testable answer to a scientific question

Any factor that can affect the results of an experiment

A written step-by-step plan for an experiment

On a graph the independent variable will be on which axis? 

A repetition of an experiment

Which of the following do scientists not use to support ideas? 

Group/setup where all variables are controlled & to which the experimental results are compared

The factor that a scientist deliberately changes in an experiment

The group or setup that is exposed to changes in the independent variable

A controlled procedure designed to answer a scientific question

The base unit for mass in the metric system is the.....

Which of the following would most likely be a result of skepticism?

A variable that can be affected by changes in the independent variable

Statement that sums up the result of an experiment & states whether it supports the hypothesis