stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
The Scientific Method Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
The Scientific Method
The Scientific Method
30 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
3,567 plays
#ScientificMethod #8thGrade #Science
Flashcards
30 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
30
Answers
1
Why is it important to report an experiment's procedures and results accurately?
so others can repeat the experiment
so the social studies teacher can do science
so others can perform the lab another way
so others can admire your work
2
What kind of graph shows a continuous variable?
Line
Pie
Scatterplot
Bar
3
Independent variable is the ______ axis on a graph
Y
Z
W
X
4
Paragraph 1 in a conclusion has all of the following EXCEPT?
The problem statement
Analysis of the data
Restate the hypothesis
Data evidence
5
TRUE or FALSE: An scientific
observation
of this picture is that the bird is hungry.
TRUE
FALSE
6
Which of the following is a rule for a procedure?
Repeatable
Units are given
Direct command
No pronouns
7
In a conclusion what goes in the last paragraph?
a connection from the lab to a real situation
a personal story
a summary of the other paragraphs
a real life situation that happened to you
8
What kind of graph compares amounts in categories?
Scatterplot
Line
Pie
Bar
9
Which of the following is are a source of error?
friction may have slowed a falling object
a balance that is not zeroed
timer was started late
the timing may have been off
10
Which of the following is
NOT
a rule for a testable question?
Needs IV and DV
About the natural world
Measurable
Could be an opinion
11
A data table requires which of the following?
X and Y axis
Ordered pair
A grid
Columns/Rows
12
The dependent variable is
the unchanged variable
the measured variable
the manipulated variable
the comparison point
13
A procedure is written in...
List form
If...then...because...
Paragraph form
3 paragraphs
14
When constructing a graph you need which of the following?
Axis Titles
Even Intervals
(if needed) A key
Title
15
What is the DV of this graph?
Time
meters
units
Position
16
In a study of how long it takes different amounts of water to boil, the DV is?
the temperature of the room
the amount of water
the time needed to boil
the mass of the water
17
The control is
the manipulated variable
the measured variable
the unchanged variable
the comparison point
18
Why would multiple trials be needed in a experiment?
to calculate an average
because it is fun
the jury has not reached a verdict
to improve accuracy
19
If four different sized houses are built for a robin. What is the IV of the experiment?
the location of the bird house
the season of the year
the number of birds in the house
the size of the bird house
20
Dependent variable is the _______ axis on a graph
W
Z
X
Y
21
What kind of graph
can
compare two numerical variables?
Line
Pie
Bar
Scatterplot
22
What kind of graph compares amounts in categories by percentages?
Scatterplot
Pie
Line
Bar
23
Observation is when...
you use your senses to gain information
when you research a topic
an explanation of what you look at
when the teacher watches you do a lab properly
24
Where does the independent variable go?
D
A
B
C
25
Inference is when...
when one player gets in the way of you catching the ball
when you plot points on a graph
when you identify a point on a graph
you make sense of what you observe
26
The independent variable is
the unchanged variable
the measured variable
the comparison point
the manipulated variable
27
A hypothesis explains...
a summary of errors that may occur
includes the data that will be collected
a prediction of how one variable will affect the other
why one variable will affect the other
28
TRUE or FALSE: Based on this picture of a dark cloud, an
observation
is that it is raining.
FALSE
TRUE
29
The constant is
the comparison point
the measured variable
the manipulated variable
the unchanged variable
30
What is the IV of this graph?
Time
units
Position
meters
