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Burns Unit 1 Review
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Make a claim about how many people shop in a store throughout the day.
The least number of people shopping in a store is 12 pm.
The store is busiest at 10 am.
The greatest number of people shopping in a store is 1 pm.
Most people shop in a store at 6 pm.
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What are the variables called that you keep the same between both groups so the test is fair?
Controlled variables
Hypothesis
Dependent Variables
Independent Variable
3
What piece of evidence supports the conclusion that viruses are nonliving?
Viruses can survive up to 10 years.
Viruses can be made of DNA.
Viruses have the ability to reproduce.
Viruses do not respond to stimuli.
4
Group A: fake diet pill. Group B trial diet pill. What is the control group?
group A
type of pill given
how much weight is lost
group B
5
Wh
ich is not true about hypotheses in science?
Can be proven right
Must be able to show a hypothesis is wrong.
Test each hypothesis and try to reject.
Must be able to test a hypothesis.
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Scientists make detailed records of experimental observations. What is this called?
Data
Conclusions
Experiments
Error
7
How many meters are in 7.5 km?
7500 m
750 m
.0075 m
75 m
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What type of graph would you use when you want to show a trend in science?
Line Graph
Bar Graph
Pie Graph
Seismograph
9
If a hypothesis stands up to repeated testing, then it becomes what?
A theory.
An inference.
An observation.
An educated guess.
10
What features do viruses share in common with us?
Grow and Devlop
DNA/RNA
Reproduce on their own
Need energy
11
What is a particular point of view called that is personal, rather than scientific?
Theory
Bias
Hypothesis
Inference
12
The monarch butterfly is orange and black. What type of observation is this?
Quantitative
Qualitative
Questioning
Expository
13
What is a highly tested explanation called that has a large amount of evidence and support?
Experiment
Idea
Scientific theory
Inference
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Science differs from other ways of knowing about the world because science relies on what?
Folk stories
Evidence
Opinions
Legends
15
Which variable goes on the x-axis of a graph?
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
Controlled Variable
None
16
Which type of data is more useful to support a claim because it should be less biased?
american standard
metric
quantitative
qualitative
17
What is a group called in an experiment that is used for comparison?
Control Group
Responding Group
Independent Group
Experimental Group
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What is the evidence from the graph to support your claim?
The most people were shopping at 5 pm.
The least number of people were shopping at 12 pm.
There were no people in the store at 10 am.
There were 22 people shopping at 1 pm in the store.
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One goal of science is to provide natural explanations for events in the natural world.
False
True
20
You test the effect of extra water on plant growth. What is the independent variable?
growth of plant
healthiness of plants
type of liquid you water them with
amount of water
21
Which graph would be the best fit based on the data table below?
Bar
Scatter plot
Line
Pie
22
What is the variable called that is the result or outcome of the experiment?
Dependent
Manipulative
Controlled
Independent
23
Provide a reason to support your claim.
Most people can run an errand (shopping) right after lunch.
Most people go shopping after getting off work.
Most people will go shopping first thing in the morning.
Most people are busy at work during the middle of the day.
24
The basic unit of mass in the metric system is called what?
liters
grams
meters
ounces
25
What is the process called by which organisms keep their internal conditions fairly constant?
Reproduction
Evolution
Homeostasis
Metabolism
26
Which of the characteristics below is not a feature all living things share in common?
Reproduce
Need energy
Evolve
Need air
27
Biology is the study of what?
Chemicals
Science
Life
DNA
28
What is it called when you use prior knowledge to draw a conclusion?
Hypothesis
Conclusion
Inference
Theory
29
What information is responsible for passing the genetic code from parents to offspring?
Inference
Response
Stimulus
DNA
30
In a controlled experiment, how many variables are changed?
One
None
Two
All of them
31
What are observations called that use numbers?
Reasoning
Quantitative
Qualitative
Questioning
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In an experiment, which variable is changed on purpose/manipulated?
Controlled
Dependent
Responding
Independent
