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Scientific Method Observations, Evidence, and Data
Scientific Method Observations, Evidence, and Data
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What does a scientist do after they have tested their hypothesis?
Communicate their results
Analyze their results
Predict what will happen next
Draw their conclusions
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If you are performing an experiment and your results are not consistant, what can you do?
Increase the number of times you do the experiment
Use different instruments
Try another experiment
Change the way you do the experiment
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When analyzing data, how do we find the mean?
The mean is the smallest number
The mean is the middle number in the data
The mean is the average of the data
The mean is the number in the data that shows up the most
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The test independent variable in an experiment:
Is the variable being measured
Is the variable that we can't see
Is the variable we can see
Is the variable that is changed
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How do scientists collect evidence?
They make inferences
They make observations
They ask friends
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By counting the number of popular pizzas, we are collecting:
quantitative data
qualitative data
hypothisis data
mean data
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When analyzing data, how do we find the range?
The range is the number in the data that shows up the most
Subtracting smallest number from largest number
The range is the average of the data
The range is the middle number in the data
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A scientist saw a group of birds flying by and thought they were beautiful. This is an:
Observation that is an opinion
Observation that is a fact
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The outcome dependent variable in an experiment:
Is the variable that we can't see
Is the variable being measured
Is the variable we can see
Is the variable that is changed
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Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
Observing the beautiful color of a bird.
Counting how many feathers are on the wing of a bird
Counting how many birds were in formation
Measuring how fast a bird is flying
