Scientific Method Unit Vocab

Question 1

a device used for producing a much larger view of very small objects so that they can be seen

Accepted Answer

Microscope

Question 2

an idea or theory that is not proven but that leads to further study or discussion

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hypothesis

Question 3

an official effort to collect and examine information about something

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inquiry

Question 4

scientific test in which you perform a series of actions and carefully observe their effects

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experiment

Question 5

something which shows that something else exists or is true

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evidence

Question 6

a device that measures weight and shows how heavy things are

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balance

Question 7

to try to find out the facts about something, in order to learn how it happened

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investigation

Question 8

process that is used by scientists for testing ideas and theories by using experiments

Accepted Answer

Scientific Method

Questions 8