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Quiz # 2 Review Scientific Method
Quiz # 2 Review Scientific Method
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A possible answer or an educated guess is your...
variable
hypothesis
subjective
evaluating
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Steve predicted: If an electric current travels through the soil, then the seeds grow faster. This is an example of...
drawing conclusions
testing the hypothesis with an experiment
forming a hypothesis
recognizing a problem
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Information gathered during an experiment is
lucky to have
data
hypothesis
frowned upon
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In an experiment testing, how well window cleaners clean windows, the independent variable will be the....
brand of window cleaners
window
room
water
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A process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us?
Guessing
Problem
Scientific Method
Hypothesis
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How many variables should every experiment have?
1
2
3
0
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What is the goal of Science?
To understand the world around us
To change the world
To destroy the world
To travel to a different galaxy
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Which step of the scientific method do you determine if your hypothesis was right or wrong?
Observation
Replicate experiment
Experiment
Conclusion
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What is the term for testing your hypothesis?
Experiment
Monopoly
Bingo
Observation
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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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Which group receives the independent variable?
Experimental
Control
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The last step in the Scientific Method is
Communicate and Repeat Experiment
Experiment
Analyze Data
Make an Observation
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To run a controlled experiment on how sleep affects student test scores, you must
vary the amount of sleep & food each group of students eat
vary amount of sleep & keep all other variables the same
vary the type of tests that you give students
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The variable that is changed in an experiment.
independent
dependent
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The things that are kept the same.
Constants
Conclusion
Hypothesis
Independent Variable
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A hypothesis is a(n) _____________ guess based on your _______________.
wild, superstition
educated, background knowledge
funny, jokes
uneducated, news
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In a study of how sleep affects test scores, which group would be the control?
the group that received 0 hours of sleep
the group that received 2 hours of sleep
the group that received 6 hours of sleep
the group that received 4 hours of sleep
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Step by step detailed directions on how to set up an experiment is a
observation
procedure
list
receipe
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A Hypothesis must be _______________
written in caps
1000 words and double spaced
a testable "If...and then.."
a question
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Why should an experiment be repeated?
to change controls
to identify the problem
to reduce the chance of error
to form a hypothesis
