Nature of Science

Evolution is a________, Gravitation(Gravity) is a _______.

Organisms not experimented on, identical with the experimental group, used for comparison.

The Italian scientist who was an early founder of the scientific method. (Pendulums and moons)

A brief, long-standing scientific idea which describes the universe to some degree. 

That which is seen, smelled, heard, or tasted prior to, or during the experiment.

The language of science is:

This variable is shown on the X axis of a line graph.

The part of an experiment that restates the original hypothesis, and summarizes the results.

The variable of an experiment that is being measured. 

The beginning statement which often takes the form of "If this happens, then that will occur."

A testable, disprovable, explanation that is well-tested over time.

Factors in an experiment that are the same for every participant in the experiment.

The variable in an experiment that is being changed in an experiment.