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The child's temperature was 101 degrees. Quantitative or Qualitative?
Qualitative
Quantitative
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Which of the following is an opinion?
The leaves on the tree are green.
Roses are pretty.
Baseball has four bases.
My dog is a corgi.
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When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
making observations
asking questions
drawing conclusions
forming a hypothesis
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In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs
analyze data
communicate results
making a hypothesis
asking questions
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Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?
It is a prediction
It is an if/then statement
It is testable
It should restate the question
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The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
inquiry
observation
conclusion
scientific method
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The final part
conclusion
controlled experiment
question
hypothesis
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IF a theory is challenged by new evidence, which of the following would occur?
a vote is taken on whether to accept the new evidence
the theory could be changed
the evidence is wrong
the theory is accepted, not the evidence
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To be a valid experiment you should have...
one changed variable
all of the above
an experimental group
a control group
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When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
communicating results
making a hypothesis
analyzing data
experimenting
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What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes?
interpreting data
drawing conclusions
making a hypothesis
making observations
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Which of the following is an observation?
The leaves on the tree are green.
Roses are pretty.
Baseball is fun.
My dog is the best.
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A good experiment is
never retested
performed only once
has more than one changed variable
repeatable
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How do you test a hypothesis?
record results
make a graph
perform an experiment
gather data
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Qualitative observations are
descriptive words only
numbers only
sometimes words and numbers
words and numbers
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In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
experimental variable
controlled variable
dependent variable
independent variable
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In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the
independent variable
controlled variable
experimental variable
dependent variable
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A hypothesis is an educated guess that must be
made a theory
testable
proven true
made a law
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A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
experiment
hypothesis
scientific method
observation
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The child's forehead felt warm. Quantitative or Qualitative?
Qualitative
Quantitative
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Theories are...
the same as laws
explanations of how the world works
mathematical equations
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The constant variables are ____
what remains the same between the two groups
the data
the test group
what the test group is compared to
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The first step of the scientific method involves
making observations
predicting the result of an experiment
forming a hypothesis
performing an experiment
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The clock chimed twice. Observation or Inference?
Observation
Inference
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A hypothesis is a _____ of the outcome of the experiment.
prediction
conclusion
observation
mistake
