The Nature of Science

The _ is an organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists.

A _ is an educated guess or testable prediction

An organized procedure for testing a hypothesis is a(n) _.

A _ is a standard for comparison.

A(n) _ is a factor that doesn't vary in an experiment.

The factor that is adjusted by the experimenter is the _. Options: control, independent variable, dependent variable

The factor whose value depends on the independent variable is the _.

A rule of nature that sums up related observations to describe a pattern in nature is a _.

A _ is an explanation based on experiments or the most logical explanation.

A _ is a visual display of information or data.