What is the scientific method?

A system of inquiry, observation and experimentation

What is the best way to do research?

Use multiple sources that have been checked for quality

A factor in an experiment, such as a quantity or duration

What happens when your experiment results do not align with your hypothesis?

Note the discrepancy in the conclusion

What is the necessary foundation for any scientific experiment?

Thorough research from reputable sources

What kind of evidence is considered to be empirical?

evidence that is observable by the senses

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What is an experiment?
A scientific procedure undertaken in a controlled setting
A procedure that tests a hypothesis
All of the above
A scientific procedure that is replicable
2
What is the scientific method?
A system of inquiry, observation and experimentation
Any experiment that involves science
A list of things scientists need to do before an experiment
The difference between scientific law and theory
3
What is the best way to do research?
Use multiple sources that have been checked for quality
Go on Wikipedia
Ask your teacher
Pick the first thing that shows up when you Google the topic
4
What is a variable?
Any part of the experiment that is not constant
Components that can be measured in units
A factor in an experiment, such as a quantity or duration
Part of the hypothesis that is revised after the experiment
5
The plural of hypothesis is:
hypothesi
hypothesises
hypothesies
hypotheses
6
Which of the following is not a type of variable?
Controlled
Uncontrollable
Independent
Dependent
7
What happens when your experiment results do not align with your hypothesis?
Change your independent variables
Redo the experiment
Note the discrepancy in the conclusion
Change your original hypothesis and start over
8
What is a hypothesis?
A proposed explanation for a scientific phenomenon
A starting point for further investigation
A supposition based on limited evidence
All of the above
9
What is the necessary foundation for any scientific experiment?
Safety equipment
An analysis of all observable phenomena
Thorough research from reputable sources
Labeling all your materials
10
A hypothesis can be described as:
a scientific theory
an observation
problem solving
an educated guess
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What kind of evidence is considered to be empirical?
statistical evidence
evidence derived from personal anecdotes
evidence in which data is rendered in imperial units
evidence that is observable by the senses

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