GCSE Science Key Words

A quiz to help remember Key Science Terms/Words.

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  • Created by: Jack
  • Created on: 28-01-12 11:04
............ measurements are one in which there is very little spread about the mean value.
Precision
1 of 10
A .......... measurement is one that consistently remains the same after several repeats.
Reliable
2 of 10
What is a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations?
Hypothesis
3 of 10
A measurement is .............. if the original experimenter repeats the investigation using same method and equipment and obtains the same results.
Repeatable
4 of 10
A measurement is ............. if the investigation is repeated by anther person, or by using different equipment or techniques, and the same results results are obtained
Reproducible
5 of 10
These are physical, chemical or biological quantities or characteristics
Variables
6 of 10
............ Variables have values that are labels. Eg names of plants types of material
Categoric
7 of 10
.......... Variable can have values (called a quantity) that can be given a magnitude either by counting( as in the case of the number of shrimp) or by measurement (eg light intensity, flow rate ECT)
Continuous
8 of 10
The ............. variable is the variable of which the value is measured for each and every change in the independent variable.
Dependant
9 of 10
The ........... variable is the variable for which values are changed or selected by the investigator
Independent
10 of 10

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A .......... measurement is one that consistently remains the same after several repeats.

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What is a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations?

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A measurement is ............. if the investigation is repeated by anther person, or by using different equipment or techniques, and the same results results are obtained

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