Doing Science

Question 1

A statement which predicts an answer to the question you are investigating.

Answer 1

Hypothesis

Question 2

Variables that are kept the same in an investigation

Answer 2

Fixed variables

Question 3

Any factor that has an effect on a investigation.

Answer 3

Variable

Question 4

The variable that you change/the factor that you are testing.

Answer 4

Independent variable

Question 5

The variable that you measure/the variable that responds to the independent variable.

Answer 5

Dependent variable

Question 6

An investigation where all the variables are fixed, except the independent and dependent variables.

Answer 6

Fair test

Question 7

The investigation is repeated, the results of the repeat experiments are similar.

Answer 7

Reliable