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Scientific Method
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The butterfly used to be a caterpillar. Observation or Inference?
Observation
Inference
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Which of the following is an observation?
My dog is the best.
Baseball is fun.
Roses are pretty.
The leaves on the tree are green.
3
The control is ____
the data
the test group
what the test group is compared to
what remains the same between the two groups
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A hypothesis is an educated guess that must be
proven true
made a theory
testable
made a law
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How do you test a hypothesis?
perform an experiment
gather data
record results
make a graph
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In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the
experimental variable
independent variable
controlled variable
dependent variable
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The clock chimed twice. Observation or Inference?
Inference
Observation
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When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
drawing conclusions
asking questions
forming a hypothesis
making observations
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What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes?
making observations
making a hypothesis
interpreting data
drawing conclusions
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A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
hypothesis
scientific method
experiment
observation
11
Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?
Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
If a tennis ball is frozen, it might not bounce high.
If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
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In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
experimental variable
independent variable
dependent variable
controlled variable
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A hypothesis is a _____ of the outcome of the experiment.
observation
prediction
mistake
conclusion
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The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
observation
scientific method
conclusion
inquiry
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In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs
asking questions
communicate results
making a hypothesis
analyze data
