| A | B |
| Theory | a well tested idea, that has not yet been proven to be a fact |
| Hypothesis | an educated guess that is used to test a scientific question. |
| Law | an unchangeable fact |
| scientific Method | the process that is used by scientists to learn new information and answer their scientific questions |
| Manipulated Variable | the part of an experiment that the scientist changes |
| Responding Variable | the part of an experiment that changes because of what the scientist changed |
| Data | information gathered and collected through the process of the scientific method |
| Conclusion | summary of information learned during the scientific process |
| Graphing | a method of visually displaying data from an experiment |