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Scientific Method
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The child's temperature was 101 degrees. Quantitative or Qualitative?
Quantitative
Qualitative
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Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?
It is an if/then statement
It is testable
It should restate the question
It is a prediction
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The final part; a summary of reasonable inferences is a/an
conclusion
controlled experiment
question
hypothesis
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In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
independent variable
dependent variable
controlled variable
experimental variable
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When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
communicating results
making a hypothesis
experimenting
analyzing data
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To be a valid experiment you should have...
an experimental group
all of the above
a control group
one changed variable
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A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
experiment
observation
scientific method
hypothesis
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What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes?
interpreting data
making observations
making a hypothesis
drawing conclusions
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The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
inquiry
conclusion
scientific method
observation
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The clock chimed twice. Observation or Inference?
Inference
Observation
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A hypothesis must be...
observed
testable
experimental
proven correct
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How will you prepare for this test?
Make notecards
Ask an adult or sibling to quiz me
Review my notes
All of the above
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A hypothesis is an educated guess that must be
made a theory
testable
made a law
proven true
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Qualitative observations are
numbers only
words and numbers
sometimes words and numbers
words only
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A hypothesis is a _____ of the outcome of the experiment.
conclusion
mistake
observation
prediction
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In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs
asking questions
analyze data
making a hypothesis
communicate results
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A good experiment is
performed only once
has more than one changed variable
never retested
repeatable
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In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the
independent variable
experimental variable
controlled variable
dependent variable
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How do you test a hypothesis?
record results
perform an experiment
make a graph
gather data
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The control is ____
the data
what the test group is compared to
what remains the same between the two groups
the test group
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Ultimately, all scientific knowledge comes from...
only observation
both experimentation and observation
only experimentation
textbooks
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When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
drawing conclusions
forming a hypothesis
asking questions
making observations
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Which of the following is an observation?
My dog is the best.
Baseball is fun.
The leaves on the tree are green.
Roses are pretty.
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The first step of the scientific method involves
performing an experiment
forming a hypothesis
making observations
predicting the result of an experiment
