What can science be considered?

A body of knowledge acquired through experimentation, A way of gathering and analyzing data

Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?

test to prove hypotheses correct

What should you do when your hypothesis is refuted?

Develop a new hypothesis, Develop a new experiment

What can we conclude from the following graph?

On the 11th day, pop parade got ~150 visits

Why do we need a control group in some experiments?

To create a baseline to compare the experimental groups to

For the following bar graph, what information can we NOT extract?

About 70 students <26 years old took classes for interest

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Unit 1: Science Processes Review

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This is a quiz to introduce the topics of science in general, the scientific method, and basic biological concepts. #biology #grade9

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1
A hypothesis is an educated guess that must be...
testable
conclusive
tested
well supported with evidence
2
What is another word for your dependent variable?
independent variable
manipulated variable
controlled variable
data
3
What can science be considered?
A body of knowledge acquired through experimentation
A way of gathering and analyzing data
The organized phenomena of the world
The study of the supernatural world
4
Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?
make useful predictions
test to prove hypotheses correct
explain natural phenomena
all of these are goals of science
5
Which of these is the first step of the scientific method?
Collect/analyze data
Make observations
Develop and experiment
Make a hypothesis
6
What should you do when your hypothesis is refuted?
Develop a new question
Develop a new hypothesis
Develop a new experiment
You give up
7
What can we conclude from the following graph?
From days 11 --> 12, there was an increase in Pop Parade
Males are taller than females, in general.
On the 11th day, pop parade got ~150 visits
Music choice was most visited site for all of the days?
8
Why do we need a control group in some experiments?
To have the dependent variable in full
To disprove the experimental group
So we are only changing one variable
To create a baseline to compare the experimental groups to
9
Scientific theories...
are well-supported with evidence
all of these are correct
explain natural phenomena
link evidence from many, more specific hypotheses
10
For the following bar graph, what information can we NOT extract?
For ages 30-39, more students take classes for their career
Age plays a role in the reasons why students take classes
About 70 students <26 years old took classes for interest
As age increases, students take classes more for interest
11
The manipulated variable is the same as the...
control group
controlled variable
dependent variable
independent variable
12
Which of the following types of data can be considered "qualitative"?
The general shape of a balloon
The number of people who eat meat
The mass of a baseball
The height of a plant
13
A type of data that cannot be measured numerically would be considered...
quantitative
deceptive
qualitative
analytical

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