Essential Science Vocabulary - ACT Science
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What is a positive correlation?
What is a positive correlation?
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What is a negative correlation?
What is a negative correlation?
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What does it mean if two variables are inversely proportional?
What does it mean if two variables are inversely proportional?
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What does directly proportional mean?
What does directly proportional mean?
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What does it mean if data 'fluctuates'?
What does it mean if data 'fluctuates'?
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What does 'trend' mean in data?
What does 'trend' mean in data?
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What does it mean if a graph 'plateaus'?
What does it mean if a graph 'plateaus'?
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If a graph shows a steep slope, what does that mean?
If a graph shows a steep slope, what does that mean?
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If a line on a graph is horizontal, what does that show?
If a line on a graph is horizontal, what does that show?
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If two lines on a graph both go up together, what type of correlation is that?
If two lines on a graph both go up together, what type of correlation is that?
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What is a hypothesis?
What is a hypothesis?
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What is the independent variable?
What is the independent variable?
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What is the dependent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
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What is a control group?
What is a control group?
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What is a constant (controlled variable)?
What is a constant (controlled variable)?
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What does 'sample size' mean?
What does 'sample size' mean?
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What is replication in an experiment?
What is replication in an experiment?
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What is experimental error?
What is experimental error?
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What is the purpose of a data table?
What is the purpose of a data table?
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What does the x-axis on a graph usually represent?
What does the x-axis on a graph usually represent?
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