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Skim Section 3 of the chapter. Write two questions that come to
mind from reading the headings and illustration captions.
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2.
Use your book or dictionar y to define theory.
Write the correct vocabular y term in the left column for each
definition below.
information gained from observations
group in an experiment that is exposed to the factor being tested
direct method of gathering information in an orderly way
group in an experiment that is not exposed to the factor being
tested and is used for comparison
organized series of events in scientific inquiry
factor in an experiment that results from or depends on changes to
the independent variable
logo that alerts you about a specific danger during lab activities
factor that remains fixed during an experiment while the independent
and dependent variables change
tested factor in an experiment that might affect the outcome
testable explanation of a situation
investigation done in a controlled setting that tests a hypothesis
logical conclusion based on gathered information
occurrence of accidental or unexpected, but fortunate, results
theor y
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