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Which of the following is true about scientific laws as compared to scientific theories.
Laws are more narrowly focused while theories look at the big picture.
They answer how and why questions, not what.
They are always true.
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The group in an experiment that receives or is subjected to the independent variable.
McLaughlin Group
experimental group
control group
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A testable answer to a scientific question.
independent variable
data
hypothesis
conclusion
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A broad explanation of how or why things occur that is supported by a large amount of data.
scientific law
wild guess
hypothesis
scientific theory
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If more evidence is found to support a scientific theory, it will go on to become a scientific law.
True
False
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The recorded measurements and observations taken during an experiment.
peer review
hypothesis
scientific journal
data
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It is good science to test more than one variable at a time.
True
False
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Gravity is a scientific law because we know everything about it.
True
False
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The group in an experiment that does not get subjected to the independent variable and is used for comparison.
Outsider Group
experimental group
control group
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The variable in an experiment that a scientist measures or observes.
independent variable
controlled variables
dependent variable
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The variables that are held constant by the scientist.
controlled variables
independent variable
dependent variable
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A description (often mathematical) of how an event in the natural world occurs.
wild guess
scientific law
hypothesis
scientific theory
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What is the best explanation for why gravity occurs?
Large masses bend space/time, causing other objects to move toward them.
Objects exert a magnetic force on each other.
Small gnomes with tractor beams live inside objects pulling on things.
Just because
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What is the name for a testable explanation in a science experiment (usually in the form of an "if, then statement".
data
conclusion
scientific question
hypothesis
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If your hypothesis was wrong it means that the experiment you did was bad.
True
False
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Which of the following is the best definition of science?
The process of reading things about the world.
The process used by humans to gather knowledge about the natural world.
The process of memorizing facts about the natural world.
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Any factor in an experiment that could change and affect the outcome.
independent variable
dependent variable
variables
placebo
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Physical Science is the combination of which two other branches of science?
biology and geology
physics and chemistry
physics and zoology
astrology and voodoo
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A scientific theory is a guess about how the world works.
True
False
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Where do scientists usually communicate the results of their experiment?
in comic books
academic papers, science magazines, and the internet
on television
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What is the name for the scientific thinking skill that we use with one of our five senses?
concluding
guessing
observation
prediction
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The variable in an experiment that the researcher changes.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Controlled variable
