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Duplicate of Scientific Method
Duplicate of Scientific Method
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When is a hypothesis created?
After results are communicated
Before the experiment is performed.
Before making observations and asking questions.
After the experiment is performed.
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Quantitative or Qualitative? Color of your pool water
Qualitative
Quantitative
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True or False? Science is all around us in our daily lives.
True
False
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Science is all of the following except:
Knowledge gained through studies
Provides explanations of the natural world
Never changes
A way of learning about the world
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How many controlled variables can you have in an experiment?
Only 1
3
As many as you like
0
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Quantitative or Qualitative? Number of eggs in a carton.
Qualitative
Quantitative
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How do you know that your problem or question is valid?
It means a lot to me
It needs to be a problem that has a number answer.
The problem must be testable with an experiment
It needs to be a problem that has a yes or no answer
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Quantitative or Qualitative? pH levels of your pool water.
Quantitative
Qualitative
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What is the controlled or constant variable?
The variable that is not changed
The variable that is being observed
The variable that responds to the change
The variable that you purposely manipulate
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What is the control group?
The group that is used as a comparison
The group that wants everything their own way
The group that changes
The group that responds to the changes
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What are the two kinds of variables that you need to identify in your experiments?
Independent & Dependent
We don't need to identify variables
Dependent & Responding
Independent & Manipulated
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What is the independent variable?
the variable that is being observed
the variable that is not changed
The variable that responds to the change
the variable that you purposely manipulate
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Information gathered from watching a plant grow 2cm in a week is called what?
Data
Theory
Hypothesis
Variables
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Quantitative or Qualitative? Smoothness of the eggs in a carton.
Quantitative
Qualitative
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What is the first step in completing the scientific method?
Design a controlled experiment
Make observations and ask questions
Draw conclusions
Form a hypothesis
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What is the dependent variable?
The variable that is being observed
The variable that you purposely manipulate
The variable that is not changed
The variable that responds to the change
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This statement would be which part of the SM: "If I study every day, my grades will go up."
Question
Observation
Inference
Hypothesis
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True or False? Giving as much detail as possible when making observations is unnecessary.
True
False
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The scientific method is all of the following except:
Used everyday
Used to solve problem
Used only by scientists
Uses several steps
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True or False? A scientific theory is "just a theory" and doesn't need to be taken seriously.
True
False
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This statement would be which part of the scientific method: "There is so much snow outside!"
Question
Hypothesis
Observation
Inference
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This statement would be which part of the SM: "People are using umbrellas, it must be raining."
Observation
Question
Inference
Hypothesis
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This statement would be which part of the scientific method: "What am I going to wear?"
Question
Inference
Observation
Hypothesis
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How many independent variables can you have during an experiment?
only 1
0
3
as many as you like
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Why is it important to carefully write down your instructions in step by step order?
To win the science fair
So you get a good grade
So you and others can repeat the experiment to check results
To prove your hypothesis correct
