Scientific Method

The temp. at which an alligator egg is incubated determines if it will be male or female. DV?

This type of graph compares data

If you wanted to know volume of water in a bottle of soda, you would use

I feel confident in my knowledge of the scientific method.

Which is the variable that you are measuring?

How does the amount of salt in water affect the number of plants that can live in water? DV?

All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called

I know exactly which type of graph to use when I am given data.

How does the amount of salt in water affect the number of plants that can live in water? IV?

What is a hypothesis?

When you decide the data either supports or rejects the hypothesis you are

If the amount of nitrogen fertilizer is increased, then the height of the corn increases. IV?

A student recorded the temp. of an aquarium for 8 hours. Which is best to record data?

How do you make a conclusion?

A hypothesis is well written if

In which scientific method step would you use graphs?

20 tomato plants. Same water - different light. Fruits per plant measured. Dependent variable?

I understand the metric system!

Which is an example of a quantitative observation?

Which is an example of a qualitative observation?

This type of graph shows change in data over time.

When measuring the volume of a small irregularly shaped object, which would you use?

Which statement best describes why scientific knowledge changes over time?

Which hypothesis is written correctly?

If you were measuring the mass of a cricket you would use

What is the first step of the scientific method?

The density of an object is dependent on its mass and

Variables are easy for me to identify!

If you wanted to measure the distance from New York to San Diego you would use

The temp. at which an alligator egg is incubated determines if it will be male or female. IV?