| A | B |
| Scientific Inquiry | gathering evidence about our natural world and proposing explanations based on evidence |
| Hypothesis | a possible answer to a question |
| Independent Variable | one factor purposefully changed in testing a hypothesis |
| Dependent Variable | the factor thay may change in response to the independent variable |
| Controlled Experiment | only one variable changed at a time |
| Bias | an error in the design of an experiment |
| Repeated Trial | repetition of an experiment |
| Replication | an attempt to copy exactly another's experiment |
| Scientific Explanation | generalization that makes sense of observations by using logical reasoning |
| Conclusion | summary of results of an experiment |