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Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Inquiry
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A review of the steps of the scientific method, variables, graphing, and restating a hypothesis
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All the things that stay the same in an experiment are called:
Constants
Trials
DV
IV
2
How should the tic marks on a graph be spaced?
However you want
Depends on the data
Randomly
Equally
3
A data table must include at least an IV, DV, and a _________.
Trials
Average
Unit
Title
4
The DV is the variable:
that you measure
that you change
that causes an effect
that stays the same
5
True or False: There can only be one IV in an experiment?
False
True
6
What is used to compare with the items being tested in an experiment?
dependent group
experimental group
constant group
control group
7
The control group is the group that is
never changed
not needed for testing
changed only once
altered repeatedly
8
Another name for the Independent Variable is:
recorded variable
measured variable
responding variable
manipulated variable
9
Look at the graph. What is the IV?
Cheerios
Number of votes
Corn Flakes
Type of cereal
10
What is the step in the scientific method that comes after the Hypothesis?
Hypothesis
Observation
Test
Collect data
11
Repeating the same step, or steps, multiple times in an experiment is known as:
Being repetitive
Trials
Constants
Practice rounds
12
The IV is the variable:
that happens as a result of the IV
that you change
that stays the same
that depends on the IV
13
If a hypothesis and the results of an experiment match, then the hypothesis is:
The same
Inconclusive
Unsupported
Supported
14
What is one way to make an experiment more reliable/valid?
Add an extra IV
Have less constants
Add more trials
Have multiple people perform it
15
The responding variable is placed on the _____ axis on a graph.
z
y
x
doesn't matter
16
Observation is the _______ step of the scientific method
Last
Second
First
Fourth
17
In which step of the scientific method do you tell people what happened in the experiment?
Hypothesis
Collect data
Observation
Report results
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True or False: All science experiments are reliable, no matter what.
True
False
