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What constitutes academic dishonesty in the science community?
Researching similar experiments before you start
Having an incorrect hypothesis
Creating a graph from your data
Only using data that supports your hypothesis
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Which is NOT a type of scientific model
Mathematical
Underwear
Conceptual
Visual
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Which of these is a scientific question?
How much rain are we going to get?
How many ants live in central park?
What is my brother's favorite flavor of gum
How does the speed of a pitch relate to the distance it is hit
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Where do you find the dependent variable on a data table?
The second column
The first column
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Can we revise a scientific Theory?
Yes, when one is easier for the public to understand
No, once they are a theory they are never changed
Yes, when better evidence based explanations come along
Yes, every 20 years
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What is a scientific theory?
An educated guess based on prior research
Very well tested statements that explain HOW something happens
Very well tested statements that explain WHY something happens
An unchanging statement that describes a scientific process
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How can you make this statement more scientific? "How bad is the air quality in airplanes?"
Use bigger words
It is fine the way it is
Make it more testable and specific
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This type of model isn't always completely accurate, but helps us imagine difficult ideas
Mathematical
Interactive
Visual
Conceptual
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This type of data can take on any value (it can be any number)
Continuous
Discrete
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Which of these is an example of discrete data
The length of a piece of paper
The roll of a die
The temperature of my coffee
The weight of a burrito
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What constitutes plagiarism in the science community?
Copy/pasting work written by another person
All of these answers
Deciding not to include some of your sources in the Work Cited
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This type of data can only take on certain values
Continuous
Discrete
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This type of model allows you to manipulate it and see what effect that has
Interactive
Conceptual
Mathematical
Visual
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What type of model is shown in the picture below
Conceptual
Visual
Interactive
Mathematical
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This type of model can be expressed as a formula that relates variables, such as the one seen below
Interactive
Visual
Mathematical
Conceptual
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Which of these is an example of continuous data
The number of students in class
Your height in inches
Your height
Your phone number
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Which of these is NOT a way that a scientist will share their findings?
At a conference
Standing on a milk crate in the road, screaming at traffic
On popular media
In a peer reviewed journal
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What is a scientific law?
An educated guess based on prior research
Very well tested statements that explain HOW something happens
An unchanging statement that describes a scientific process
Very well tested statements that explain WHY something happens
