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A quiz over the scientific method
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A well tested and scientfically accepted explanation.
Theory
Hypothesis
Fact
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What is the term for testing your hypothesis?
Observation
Bingo
Variables
Experiment
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Which group in an experiment receives the treatment?
Experimental Group
Control Group
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A hypothesis is a(n) _____________ guess based on _______________ and your knowledge.
wild, supersitition
funny, jokes
uneducated, news
educated, observations
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A process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us?
Scientific Method
Problem
Guessing
Hypothesis
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Why should an experiment be repeated?
to change controls
to form a hypothesis
to identify the problem
to reduce the chance of error
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In a study of how sleep affects test scores, which group would be the control?
the group that received 4 hours of sleep
the group that received 0 hours of sleep
the group that received 6 hours of sleep
the group that received 2 hours of sleep
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A possible answer / a predicted outcome
hypothesis
subjective
evaluating
variable
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What is the purpose of a controlled experiment?
To make life difficult
To isolate and test only one variable
To test mulitiple variables
To confuse students
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The variable that is changed in an experiment.
Dependent variable
Independent variable
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To run a controlled experiment on how sleep affects student test scores, you must
vary the type of tests that you give students
vary the amount of sleep and food each group of students eat
vary amount of sleep and keep all other variables the same
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Which variable is controlled by the experimenter?
Independent
Dependent
