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Scientific Method (Mrs. Barrera)
Scientific Method (Mrs. Barrera)
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A quiz over the scientific method
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Which group in an experiment receives the treatment?
Experimental Group
Control Group
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What is the purpose of a controlled experiment?
To isolate and test only one variable
To confuse students
To make life difficult
To test mulitiple variables
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A hypothesis is a(n) _____________ guess based on _______________ and your knowledge.
educated, observations
uneducated, news
funny, jokes
wild, supersitition
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In a study of how sleep affects test scores, which group would be the control?
the group that received 2 hours of sleep
the group that received 6 hours of sleep
the group that received 4 hours of sleep
the group that received 0 hours of sleep
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To run a controlled experiment on how sleep affects student test scores, you must
vary the type of tests that you give students
vary amount of sleep and keep all other variables the same
vary the amount of sleep and food each group of students eat
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Why should an experiment be repeated?
to reduce the chance of error
to identify the problem
to change controls
to form a hypothesis
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The last step in the scientific method is ________________.
Communicate and Repeat Experiment
Analyze Data
Experiment
Make an Observation
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A process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us?
Problem
Scientific Method
Hypothesis
Guessing
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A well tested and scientfically accepted explanation.
Hypothesis
Fact
Theory
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Which step of the scientific method do you determine if your hypothesis was right or wrong?
Conclusion
Observation
Replicate experiment
Experiment
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Which variable is controlled by the experimenter?
Independent
Dependent
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A possible answer / a predicted outcome
evaluating
subjective
hypothesis
variable
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What is the term for testing your hypothesis?
Variables
Bingo
Experiment
Observation
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What is the goal of Science?
To change the world
To understand the world
To destroy the world
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The variable that is changed in an experiment.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
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A hypothesis must be ______________.
a question
written in caps
testable
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