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Unit 1 Review #Experiments #Data
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1
Who is this Disney character?
Thomas O'Malley (Aristocats)
Lucifer (Cinderella)
Mittens (Bolt)
Figaro (Pinnocchio)
2
Which of the following is TRUE of Pseudoscience?
It is real science
It depends on experimentation and data
It is often driven by commercial goals
There is peer review
3
Conclusion drawn from observations
Hypothesis
Theory
Extrapolate
Inference
4
When graphing experimental data, which variable is typically on the Y-Axis?
Independent
Dependent
Constant
Control
5
Biology is the study of
Animals
Life
Plants
Lakes
6
What was the original name for Mickey Mouse before Walt Disney's wife made him change it?
Mortimer Mouse
Leroy Mouse
Marvin Mouse
Willie Mouse
7
Conclusion drawn from observations
Extrapolate
Hypothesis
Inference
Theory
8
Observation or Inference: There are two dolphins in the picture.
Observation
Inference
9
Quantitative or qualitative: The penny weighs 2.5 grams.
Quantitative
Qualitative
10
Observation or inference -The dog is running because he is afraid.
Inference
Observation
11
The graph represents which type of relationship
Exponential growth
Inverse
Normal curve
Direct
12
Quantitative or qualitative. The water in the beaker is boiling
Quantitative
Qualitative
13
Quantitative or qualitative. It is 90 degrees outside.
Qualitative
Quantitative
14
Quantitative or qualitative. The flower grew by 2 cm.
Quantitative
Qualitative
15
The Disney movie, The Lion King, was made in what year?
1989
1994
1997
1991
16
Which of the following is qualitative
Temperature of water
Weight of a beaker
Leaf color
Height of a plant
17
Tests a hypothesis in a controlled setting
Science
Experiment
Theory
Hypothesis
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The controlled variables in an experiment
are the data you collect
can be eliminated in an experiment
are things you try to keep the same that make it a fair test
are the things changed by the scientist
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To develop and carry out a procedure to test the hypothesis is called
Hypothesis
Research
Analysis
Experiment
20
The study of nature is
Biology
Science
Botony
Anatomy
21
What is Pseudoscience?
Real science
A type of experiment conducted by scientists
An experimental variable
Fake science
22
When graphing experimental data, which variable typically goes on the X-Axis?
Dependent
Constant
Independent
Control
23
The graph represents which type of relationship
Logistic
Normal curve
Exponential
Inverse
24
An independent variable
Is not important
Is something the scientist changes in the experiment
Is dependent on what is changed
Is gathered as data
25
A dependent variable is
Kept the same in an experiment
What scientists change in an experiment
Changes in response to the independent variable
Is not significant
26
A testable statement that explains an observation or answers a question is a/an
Theory
Hypothesis
Inference
Experiment
27
To record and evaluate the data from an experiment is called
Experiment
Hypothesis
Purpose/question
Analysis
28
The graph represents which kind of relationship
Normal
Exponential
Inverse
Direct
29
A hypothesis that has been rigorously tested is called a
Hypothesis
Inference
Theory
Experiment
30
The problem you are trying to solve is called
Hypothesis
Experiment
Purpose/question
Analysis
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The graph represents which type of relationship?
Normal curve
Inverse
Exponential
Direct
