Scientific method

Question 1

A study was done to find if different tyres affect braking distance of a car. What is NOT a CV?

Accepted Answer

type of tyre

Question 2

You investigate how temperature affects the rate that sugar dissolves in water. What is the DV?

Accepted Answer

time taken

Question 3

You investigate how different fertilisers affect the height plants grow. Which is NOT a CV?

Accepted Answer

the height of plant

Question 4

'Collecting data using your senses'. What word best describes this?

Accepted Answer

observations

Question 5

A study was done to find if different tyres affect the braking distance of a car.What's the DV?

Accepted Answer

braking distance

Question 6

Which degree of measurement is more precise?

Accepted Answer

a millimetre

Question 7

'This summarises the main findings of a scientific investigation'. What is it called?

Accepted Answer

conclusion

Question 8

You investigate how different fertilisers affect the height plants grow. What's one CV?

Accepted Answer

type of plant

Question 9

'How many decimal places a measurement can be given to'. This is a description of what?

Accepted Answer

precision

Question 10

You investigate how temperature affects the rate sugar dissolves in water. Which is NOT a CV?

Accepted Answer

temperature of water

Question 11

'How close a result/measurement is to its true value'. What is this a definition of?

Accepted Answer

accuracy

Question 12

'How reproducible / repeatable your results are'. This a description of what?

Accepted Answer

reliability

Question 13

You investigate how different fertilisers affect the height plants grow. What's the IV?

Accepted Answer

type of fertiliser

Question 14

'A result that does not fit the pattern of your other results'. What word describes this?

Accepted Answer

anomaly

Question 15

What is the one thing you change in an experiment called?

Accepted Answer

independent variable

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