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Scientific Method and other Key Terms
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Which one of these are a Qualitative Observation
The wall was fury
The Miami Dolphins have won two Super Bowls
There are eleven students in the classroom
The speed of the car was 100mph
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You will wash two of the same shirt with the same stain with two different detergents to see which one works better.
The detergents are the dependent variable
The stains are the independent variable.
The shirts are the independent variable;
The detergents are the independent variable.
3
Ethics are not important in science- true or false?
Sometimes false
Sometimes true
True
False
4
The way a scientist studies the natural world?
Scientific Study
Scientific Temperature
Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Dream
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A testable hypothesis is one that can be proved or disproved by an experiment or observation.
False
True
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What is Inferring?
making a forcast
dealing with furs
Explaining or interpreting the things you observe
a way of learning
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Name this character
Scooby Doo
Pluto
Scrappy Doo
Snoopy
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Observations means using your senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and what?
Intelligence
Music
Touch
Moisture
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To answer a scientific question a scientist develops what?
Data
Parameters
Experiment
Hypothesis
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What is the study of matter, energy, motion, and forces?
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Geology
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Name this Pokemon
Moltres
Pikachu
Charizard
Raichu
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An observation with descriptions that include numbers.
Qualitative Observation
Scientific Inquiry
Theory
Quantitative Observation
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Which metric unit would you use to measure an ant?
millimeters
centimeters
kilometers
meters
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Choose ONE conversions that is INCORRECT
1 m = 1000 mm
1 kg = 1000 mg
1 g = 1000 mg
200 cm = 2 m
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metric unit of volume
meter
gram
liter
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What is a Qualitative Observation?
a good observation
an observation using descriptions that do not use numbers
an observation using descriptions that use numbers
bird watching
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A variable that may change in response to the independent variable is called what?
A Dependent Variable
A Blue Variable
A Unique Variable
A Manipulated Variable
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metric unit of mass
meter
liter
gram
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Metric conversions are based on powers of
1000
1
10
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A Scientific Law is....
A book
A rule in Science
events that are repeatedly observed. It WILL happen
A standard process
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One tool that may help scientist interpret data by revealing patterns is a
graph
theory
Ghost
data table
22
What is the correct order of the metric unit prefixes?
Milli-Centi-Deci-Units-Deca-Hecto-Kilo
Centi-Deca-Deci-Units-Hecto-Kilo-Milli
Kilo-Hecto-Deci-Units-Centi-Deca-Milli
Kilo-Hecto-Deca-Units-Deci-Centi-Milli
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Where can a scientist test a hypothesis?
Thinking
Reading
In an experiment
Writing a Paper
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What is a well tested explanation for a wide range of experiments or observations?
Scientific Law
Scientific Theory
A type of mathematical equation
A factor that can be measured in an experiment.
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A possible explanation or answer to a scientific question is called what?
Experiment
Model
Data
Hypothesis
26
What acronym will help you remember metric conversions?
King Henry Fell Asleep at his Desk
King Henry Told Me a Secret
King Henry Doesn't Usually do the Macarena
King Henry Doesn't Usually Drink Chocolate Milk
27
Making a forecast of what will happen in the future is called what?
Magic
Pretending
Predicting
Fortune Telling
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Which of these statements are a Quantitative Observation?
The spider is soft
The car is fast
The chair has four legs
The floor is wet
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An Independent Variable is what?
A parameter that is changed on purpose
nothing its not important
A parameter that responds to a change
A scam
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What is another term for testing a hypothesis?
Order of Operations
Experiment
Newton Scale
Scientific Inquiry
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A group that is NOT tested in an experiment. It is used for compare.
Scientific Theory
Control Group
Chemistry
Hypothesis
