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Scientific Method Extra Review
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Which is the best scientific question?
Which smart phone is the best?
Which smart phone is the worst?
Which smart phone has the most internal memory?
Which smart phone works very well?
2
What is the contol variable?
The number of paper clips
How far the plane flies
The type of paper airplane
3
Does pipe material affect the temperature of flowing water? What is the dependent variable?
Water temperature
Pipe material
Diameter of the pipe
How fast the water flows
4
The process of testing a hypothesis under controlled conditions is called a(n) _____.
Experiment
Data/Results
Observation
Conclusion
5
The final summary of the data and results is/are called a(n) _____.
Conclusion
Inference
Hypothesis
Experiment
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What is the dependent variable?
The use of calculators
The math problems
How long it takes to complete the math problems
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Making an interpretation from an observation is called a(n) _____.
Controlled Variable
Hypothesis
Inference
Experiment
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If I increase my vitamin C intake, then I will have fewer colds. What is a controlled variable?
Amount of vitamin C
Number of colds
Amount of times you come in contact with germs
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The question that is being tested is called a(n) _____.
Data/Results
Problem
Hypothesis
Experiment
10
An educated guess or statement about what is going to happen is called a(n) _____.
Problem
Hypothesis
Controlled Variable
Observation
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What is the 7th step in the scientific method? In otherwords, what should you do when you are done?
find another problem
gather information
make a conclusion
retest/redo
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Why do scientists publish the results of their experiments?
so that other scientists can see that they are working
so that other scientists can learn from what they did
to make money
so that publishers can print books on science
13
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that birds make?
Forming a hypothesis
Making observations
Drawing conclusions
Interpreting data
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What is the dependent variable?
The type of paper airplane
The number of paper clips
How far the plane flies
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What is the control variable?
The use of calculators
How long it takes to complete the math problems
The math problems
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Which of the following would make the results of an experiment more reliable?
Change the hypothesis
Changing the procedure
Repeated/Multiple trials
Multiple variables
17
If I floss more, then I will have fewer cavities. What is the independent variable?
Type of floss
Amount of flossing
Number of cavities
Number of teeth
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What is the independent variable?
How far the plane flies
The number of paper clips
The type of paper airplane
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The variable that is measured in an experiment is known as which of the following?
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Controlled variable
Experimental variable
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If I put my batteries in the fridge, they will last longer. What is the control group?
Batteries in the fridge getting cold
Batteries in the oven getting warm
Batteries on the countertop at room temperature
How long the battery lasts
21
(True or False): A hypothesis is made before an observation has taken place.
True
False
22
If I put on stronger sunscreen, then I will burn less. What is the dependent variable?
Strength of sunscreen
Severity of sunburn
Time spent in the sunlight
Amount of sunlight
23
Information or observations collected during an experiment are called _____.
Hypothesis
Problem
Data/Results
Conclusion
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Why do scientists collect data during an observation or investigation?
To make a graph
For the science fair
To answer a question about the world
To do math
25
Put these steps in order!
A B C D E F
A C B D E F
B C A D E F
B C E D A F
26
Why do scientists repeat experiments several times?
to memorize the procedures
to make sure their results are accurate
to change the variable each time
to use up all their materials
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The variable that is kept the same through the experiment is called a(n) _____.
Hypothesis
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Controlled Variable
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What is the independent variable?
The use of calculators
How long it takes to complete the math problems
The math problems
