Physics Key Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• accurate: how would you describe a measurement that is close to the true value?
• precise: what term describes measurements that are close to each other?
• resolution: what is the smallest change an instrument can detect?
• uncertainty: what term describes the range within which the true value is expected to lie?
• random error: what type of error causes readings to vary unpredictably around a mean?
• systematic error: what type of error causes all readings to be too high or too low?
• zero error: what error occurs when an instrument does not read zero when it should?
• mean: what should you calculate to reduce the effect of random errors?
• anomalous: what term describes a result that does not fit the pattern of the others?
• control variable: what variable must be kept the same to ensure a fair test?
• independent variable: which variable is deliberately changed in an experiment?
• dependent variable: which variable is measured in an experiment?
• repeatability: what term describes getting similar results using the same method and equipment?
• reproducibility: what term describes getting similar results using different equipment or people?
• peer review: what process involves scientists checking each other’s work before publication?
• validity: what term describes whether an experiment actually tests what it is supposed to?
• reliability: what term describes how consistent experimental results are?