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Scientific Method, Theory, and Law Quiz
Scientific Method, Theory, and Law Quiz
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Who studies stars, planets, and galaxies?
biologist
astronomer
physicist
zoologist
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What is the first step to the scientific method?
state the problem
gather information
analyze data
form a hypothesis
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What is an observation?
conclusion
an educated guess
gathered information using 5 senses
prediction
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What does an entomologist study?
earthquakes
fossils
rocks
insects
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What does the conclusion tell us about the hypothesis?
if hypothesis is accepted or rejected
information gathered from 5 senses
an educated guess
your prediction
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What does a seismologist study?
rocks
animals
earthquakes
fossils
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What does a paleontologist study?
fossils
rocks
earthquakes
volcanoes
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What does a scientific law tell us about nature?
describes nature
describes animals in nature
describes a pattern in nature
describes things in nature
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What is a hypothesis?
a conclusion
an observation
educated guess
an inference
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What does is mean to "analyze data"?
organizing data collected
interpreting data collected
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How is scientific theory different from hypothesis?
based on an educated guess
based on textbooks
based on rumors
based on scientific knowledge
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What does a meteorologist study?
weather and climate
rocks and Earth's surface
stars and planets
fossils and minerals
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What variable do you use to compare your results to in an experiment?
controlled variable
dependent variable
independent variable
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What does a physicist study?
rocks and crystals
insects and animals
climate and weather
matter and energy
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What variable do you change in an experiment?
controlled variable
independent variable
dependent variable
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What variable do you measure in an experiment?
dependent variable
controlled variable
independent variable
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What does a botanist study?
insects
plants
animals
stars
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What does a geologist study?
weather and climate
earthquakes and volcanoes
rocks and Earth's surface
stars and planets
