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What is the name for the step-by-step procedure that scientists use to seek the answers to their questions?scientific approach
After identifying the problem, what is the next step in the scientific approach?collect information
After collecting information, what is the next step in the scientific approach?form a hypothesis
After forming a hypotheis, what is the next step in the scientific approach?test the hypothesis
What is the part of the experiment that causes the changes in the experiment?the variable
What is the part of the experiment that is without the variable?the control
Why does a good experiment have a control?to compare the changes that occur
What type of observation is gathered using body senses?qualitative observations
What type of oberservation is gathered using numbers?quantitative observations
In an experiement, what do you call the group that has the variable?experimental group
What kind of experiment is it called when neither the experimenter nor the subjects know who has the variable?double blind study
What do you call a variable with no known effect that changes the results of the experiment due to people’s psychological powers?a placebo

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