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Nature of science quiz as an introduction to the scientific method.

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1
Which representation would be best to use for comparing the speeds of 2 toy race cars?
a journal
a Venn Diagram
a sketch
a graph
2
Which of the following terms best describes a quantity such as time length distance or mass
an observation
an experiment
a measurement
a prediction
3
Chris did an experiment at home many times. If he did it with the class what is likely to happen
He will probably get the same results
Only part of the experiement will work
The experiment will not work at all
He will get entirely different results
4
Which of the following BEST describes the term collaboration?
working alone to record accurate information
working together to reach, explain, and justify conclusions
working on a special project alone
working in a science lab independently
5
Which of the following phrases BEST describes a model?
something to take apart
something put together
something that is NOT useful
a representation of a real object
6
Which of the following terms describes the factors that are kept constant during an experiement
a control
a scientfic model
a hypothesis
a theory
7
What determines the kind of investigation scientists use?
how much money has been allocated
the questions they are trying to answer
the amount of data that is avaliable
the scientists favorite subject
8
Which of the following is NOT involved in a scientific investigation
using a pointer
asking a question
gathering data
forming a hypothesis
9
Ry conducts an experiment. Shay wants to do the experiment. What should happen for the results to be the same
None of the conditions can be the same.
All of the conditions must be the same.
Some of the conditions must be the same.
All conditions must be different.