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A quiz over the scientific method
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Which group in an experiment receives the treatment?
Experimental Group
Control Group
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Which variable is controlled by the experimenter?
Independent
Dependent
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A possible answer / a predicted outcome
hypothesis
subjective
variable
evaluating
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The variable that is changed in an experiment.
Dependent variable
Independent variable
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Why should an experiment be repeated?
to identify the problem
to change controls
to form a hypothesis
to reduce the chance of error
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To run a controlled experiment on how sleep affects student test scores, you must
vary the amount of sleep and food each group of students eat
vary amount of sleep and keep all other variables the same
vary the type of tests that you give students
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What is the term for testing your hypothesis?
Observation
Variables
Experiment
Bingo
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What is the purpose of a controlled experiment?
To test mulitiple variables
To confuse students
To make life difficult
To isolate and test only one variable
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The last step in the scientific method is ________________.
Experiment
Make an Observation
Communicate and Repeat Experiment
Analyze Data
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Which step of the scientific method do you determine if your hypothesis was right or wrong?
Experiment
Replicate experiment
Observation
Conclusion
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In a study of how sleep affects test scores, which group would be the control?
the group that received 6 hours of sleep
the group that received 0 hours of sleep
the group that received 2 hours of sleep
the group that received 4 hours of sleep
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A hypothesis must be ______________.
a question
written in caps
testable
1000 words and double spaced
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A hypothesis is a(n) _____________ guess based on _______________ and your knowledge.
educated, observations
funny, jokes
uneducated, news
wild, supersitition
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A well tested and scientfically accepted explanation.
Theory
Fact
Hypothesis
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A process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us?
Hypothesis
Guessing
Scientific Method
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