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What is a variable
What is another word for hypothesis?
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What is another word for hypothesis?
graph
evidence
investigation
prediction
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What is a variable
something that can change in a test
a step by step instruction for completing a task
something that can never change in a test
a true statement
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What should you be sure to do to stay safe while performing science activities?
ask my teacher questions
use tools
smell every chemical i use
wear loose clothing
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A scientific conclusion is based on
variables and experiments
tools and evidence
observations and questions
facts and observations
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What is the best GESU house
Altruismo
Amistad
isibindi
Reveur
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What is precision?
the ability to consistently repeat a measurement
the ability to be right
a conclusion based on observations
the ability to make a measurement that is as close to the optimal
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Information from which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made are called
tools
procedures
details
data
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What is data?
observations that make you believe something is true
a dude from Star trek
the ability to consistently repeat a measurement
Information from which a conclusion can be drawn
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For a scientific conclusion to be valid, what must it be based on?
opinions
questions
facts
descriptions
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What is a control group?
observations that make you believe something is true
a standard against which change is measured
Something you find out about an object or thing using your senses
the ability to consistently repeat a measurement
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What is an experiment?
a standard against which change is measured
Something that can change in a test
observations that make you believe something is true
the use of the Scientific Method to test a hypothesis
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A valid scientific investigation must be able to be
predicted
replicated
graphed
observed
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What is an inference?
A conclusion based on research
a law
a conclusion based on an observation
A hypothesis statement
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How many variables should be tested at one time in a scientific investigation?
three
one
none
two
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What is an observation?
The use of the Scientific Method to test a hypothesis
Step by step instructions for completing a task
Something that you can read about only
Something that you find out about something using your senses
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Scientists using scientific methods would NOT
ask a question
record data
perform repeated trials
form an opinion
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What is evidence?
the ability to consistently repeat a measurement
Observations that make you believe something is true
A conclusion based on observations
something that is your opinion
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what is a hypothesis?
a statement that is a fact
a statement of what you think will happen during an investigation
something that you find out about objects, or things using your senses
something that can change in a test
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What are procedures?
Step by step instructions for completing a task
Something that can change in a test
a list of what you can observe with your senses
a standard against which change is measured
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What is accuracy?
to never make a mistake
to have a correct hypothesis
the ability to make a measurement that is as close as possible to optimal
the ability to consistently repeat a measurement
