The CONSTANTS of an experiment are...

the things that are the same for each test group.

The independent variable is the variable that...

the one the scientist regulates

closest to other measured values

Is a tentative testable if/then statement made before the experiment

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Biology Basics Review

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Measuring and experiment set up and reading tools

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1
If the floor is wet in your kitchen and you assume that your dog tipped over his water dish, you are making ..
a prediction
a hypothesis
an observation
an inference
2
Which container would not be used to measure a liquid?
beaker
test tube
graduated cylinder
Erlenmeyer flask
3
Which instrument would allow us to be the most precise?
Erlenmeyer flask
graduated cylinder
beaker
test tube
4
If you were a tool to measure or transfer liquids, which one would you NOT be?
petri dish
funnel
graduated cylinder
beaker
5
The CONSTANTS of an experiment are...
the things that are different for each test group.
the things that are the same for each test group.
the things that are different in the results at the end of the experiment.
the things that are the same in the results at the end of the experiment.
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The independent variable is the variable that...
is the result of the test
the one the scientist regulates
the control group
the constant of the experiment
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ACCURATE means...
closest to the accepted value
closest to the larger line on the container
closest to the next ten
close to the other measured values
8
What should be considered when designing a solution for a problem with technology (engineering project)?
time
materials
cost
all of the above
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When scientists talk about a relationship in an experiment, they use "cause" and "effect". Which variable is the effect?
the dependent (y) variable
the constant
the control group
the independent (x) variable
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PRECISE means...
closest to other measured values
closest to accepted value
closest to the larger line on the container
closest to the next ten
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A hypothesis...
Is a true or false statement about the experiment
Is a tentative testable if/then statement made before the experiment
Is our conclusion about the experiment
Is an educated guess about the experiment

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