| A | B |
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| Science | A way of learning about the natural world. |
| Scientific inquiry | The different ways in which scientists study the world. |
| Observation | Using the senses to gather information and collect data. |
| Inference | An interpretation of an observation. |
| Data | The facts and figures gathered through observation. |
| Hypothesis | A possible explanation; an educated guess. |
| Variable | Factors that can change in an experiment. |
| Manipulated variable | The variable the scientist changes during an experiment. |
| Responding variable | A variable that is changed because of the manipulated variable. |
| Controlled experiment | An experiment in which all variables except ONE remain the same. |
| Scientific Theory | A hypothesis that explains a lot of observations and has been tested many times. |
