Which of the following is true about the graph?

Very few kids do school clubs after school

Why should you do many trials in an experiment?

It makes the data more accurate

Which of the following is a good scientific question?

Which liquid allows a sunflower to grow tallest?

Which of the following is true of a good procedures list?

It should list exact steps followed

What is the difference between an observation and an inference?

Observations are facts, inferences are predictions

Which of the following is true of a good hypothesis?

It should be written in and If __, then __ because __ format

Which of the following is an inference about the picture?

A hurricane demolished these houses

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1
Which of the following is true about the graph?
More students like to earn money than play sports
over 400 kids were asked what they do after school
Most kids like to chat online after school
Very few kids do school clubs after school
2
Why should you do many trials in an experiment?
So people don't think you cheated
It makes the data more accurate
It doesn't matter if you do many trials
So you can throw one out if you mess up
3
In the question "Which substance will melt ice the fastest?" what is a control variable?
The amount of ice
How fast the ice melts
The different substances
All 3 are control variables
4
Which of the following is a good scientific question?
Which liquid allows a sunflower to grow tallest?
Which plant will grow the tallest?
Can dogs understand English?
What pop is the most popular in 8th grade?
5
In the question "Which liquid allows a flower to grow tallest" what's the independent variable?
How tall the flower grows
How much liquid each flower gets
The different liquids
The type of flower
6
Should your hypothesis be based off of research done on the topic?
What is research?
Yes
No
Research from your brain
7
Which of the following is true of a good materials list?
It includes amounts and sizes of materials
It includes all materials needed for experiment
All 3 answers are correct
It is bulleted
8
Which of the following is true of a good procedures list?
It should list exact steps followed
It is a guide and people should not be able to duplicate it
It is a bulleted list
All 3 answers are correct
9
Which of the following is a quantitative observation about the picture?
The birds are blue
The birds are sitting on sticks
There are 7 birds
The birds will fly away soon
10
In the question "Which material best absorbs oil?" what is the dependent variable?
The starting amount of oil
The amount of material used
The amount of oil absorbed
Different materials used
11
What is an abstract?
The results of the experiment
Brainstorming ideas to test
A summary of a project
What data you gathered while doing the experiment
12
What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
Observations are facts, inferences are predictions
Observations are used in science and inferences aren't
There is not difference
Observations are predictions, inferences are facts
13
What kind of graph should be used for the question: Which liquid allows a plant to grow tallest
Circle Graph
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Scatterplot
14
Why is it important to have a good log book?
So others can see observations & data compared to theirs
All 3 answers are correct
To write down your thoughts and about the experiment
To see any mistakes made & be able to fix them next time
15
Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
The stars are white
It is a windy day
There are 8 stripes on the flag
There are 13 stripes on the flag
16
Which of the following is true of a good hypothesis?
It should be written in and If __, then __ because __ format
All 3 are correct
It should start with "I think"
The because is based off of what you already know
17
Which of the following is an inference about the picture?
A hurricane demolished these houses
Some of these houses are 2 stories
TThere are broken houses
The houses are on sand

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