What is the scientific method?

an organized process to solve problems

describing traits or characteristics

What is an experiment?

an organized way to test your hypothesis

What is the independent variable?

what is changed on purpose in an experiment

What is a scientific law?

rule of nature that describes patterns

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What is a hypothesis?
wild guess
results
educated guess
DV
2
What does the "M" in MIX of DRY MIX stand for?
make a hypothesis
marking
maneuver
manipulate
3
What is the scientific method?
educated guess
a theory
a law
an organized process to solve problems
4
What is the dependent variable?
the results of an experiment
what is changed in an experiment
the experiment
what stays the same in an experiment
5
What is the unit for liquid volume?
centimeter
milliliter
grams
seconds
6
What is qualitative?
describing using numbers
describing traits or characteristics
describing in song
describing using no words or numbers
7
What is something that changes in an experiment?
variable
law
constant
theory
8
What is quantitative?
description in song
description using numbers
description using letters for a trait
description using numbers and letters
9
What is an experiment?
an organized way to test your hypothesis
totally unorganized attempt to test a hypothesis
what is changed in the test
what stays the same in the test
10
What is the amount of matter in an object?
graph
length
density
mass
11
What is an explanation based on experiments?
time
theory
law
volume
12
What is the independent variable?
what stays the same in an experiment
what is measured in an experiment
the experiment
what is changed on purpose in an experiment
13
What is a scientific law?
rule of nature that describes patterns
IV
most logical explanation
the control
14
What is are constants?
IV
DV
things that stay the same
things that change
15
What is time?
study of earth
how much matter is in an object
the interval between 2 events
how long something is
16
What is the distance between 2 points?
length
graph
mass
time
17
What is the unit for mass?
seconds
milliliter
centimeter
gram
18
What does the "R" in DRY of DRY MIX stand for?
relative
results
resounding
running
19
What is a graph?
visual display of data
word only display of data
law
educated guess
20
What is mass divided by volume?
volume
length
mass
density
21
What is the process that uses observation to gain knowledge?
hypothesis
science
IV
constant
22
What is the study of earth and human's impact on Earth
environmental science
english
law
physics

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