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Scientific evidence is:
supported by popular votes
how people feel about things
data that supports your findings
what people like
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What type of data is represented by numbers?
numbers
quantative data
data
qualitative data
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A controled experiment...
does not add any variables to the tests
only tests one variable
tests multiple variables
Ussually only includes one trial
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When you write down or record what is happening in your experiment it is called
a hypothesis
an experiment
a conclusion
an observation
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Interpretting data: In the graph below what is the 2nd most popular sport in the school
soccer
softball
basketball
other
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Scientists share their findings to....
compete with each other
learn from each other
so they don't have to repeat it
keep their work secret
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Only scientists
make observations
research
record data
perform experiments
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When we gather information using the 5 senses this is called....
making observations
forming conclusions
stating a hypothesis
performing experiments
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A control group is used
for multiple trials
as a conclusion
as data
to compare a variable to (normal group)
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How do experiments help scientist learn.
It helps them become famous
It helps them learn only if they make new discoveries.
It helps them answer questions about the world
It only helps if they get thier hypothesis right.
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What would happen if scientist didn't publish their findings in journals?
They could get too famous
They would never be famous
People could steal thier work
Other scientists would not benefit from thier work.
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Which goes last in a scientific experiment?
conclusion
question or problem
hypothesis
data, tables and charts
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A variable can be controlled when:
When you make constant chages to the groups.
You compare a normal group to a group you are testing on.
When all your test groups are the same.
When none of your test groups are the same.
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What is the difference between the people who like cats and goldfish?
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When we gather information with our senses - taste, touch, smell, see, hear - it is called.
forming conclusions
stating hypotheses
performing experiments
making observations
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Which of the following is always an important part of an experiment?
making drawings of things observed
making a working model
observing things in nature
identifying and cotrolling variables
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What type of data is represented by words?
numbers
qualitative data
data
quantative data
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Which would you do second in a scientific investigation?
form a queston or probem
draw conclusions
write a hypothesis
organize data
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The first step in the scientific method a scientist usually takes is to
create a conclusion
gather evidence
create a hypothesis
create a testable question
