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Practice quiz on steps and vocabulary of the scientific method
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Conceptual representation whose purpose is to explain and predict observed phenomena
Scientific Law
Scientific Theory
Scientific Model
Scientific Method
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You come in and see a scantron on everyone's desk. You conclude that there is a test. This is
An inference
An observation
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______ are pieces of information gathered with your 5 senses
Inferences
Observations
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To organize and record results, use a
Line graph
Balance
Data Table
Calculator
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A scientific theory...
Is conclusive
Explains a wide range of observations
Can never change
Changes every time it is tested
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Which of the
following
steps of the scientific method is last
Draw Conclusion
Forming Hypothesis
Select variables
Analyze Data
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Scientists test hypotheses with
Data
Games
Experiments
Observations
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Group treatedjust like the other groups except that the variable is notapplied to it
Variable
Cohort
Experimental Group
Control
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What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?
Observing
Forming a hypothesis
Analyzing
Experimenting
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Measurements you collect in an experiment
Charts
Graphs
Data
Factors
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One way toreduce bias in an experiment is to
Only take the 'right' answer
Use numbers for measurements
Use descriptive phrases
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A hypothesis is a statement that...
Must be testable
Designs an experiment
Creates variables
Must be in the form of "If..then"
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In the scientific method, after analyzing results a scientist should...
Create an experiment
Communicate their results
Test their variables
Form a hypothesis
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Another name for the independent variable is the...
Control
Manipulated variable
Dependent Variable
Constant
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Factors that change in experiments are...
Constants
Variables
Observations
Data
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When you decide whether ornot the data support the original hypothesis, you are...
Forming a hypothesis
Forming a conclusion
Analyzing data
Questioning your results
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Describeswhat scientists expect to happen every time under a given set of conditions
Observation
Results
Scientific theory
Scientific law
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What step in the scientific method comes first?
Re-test
Identify the problem
Results
Form hypothesis
