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A quiz over the scientific method
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A possible answer / a predicted outcome
evaluating
subjective
hypothesis
variable
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What is the goal of Science?
To understand the world
To change the world
To destroy the world
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Which variable is controlled by the experimenter?
Dependent
Independent
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Which group in an experiment receives the treatment?
Experimental Group
Control Group
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In a study of how sleep affects test scores, which group would be the control?
the group that received 2 hours of sleep
the group that received 6 hours of sleep
the group that received 0 hours of sleep
the group that received 4 hours of sleep
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A hypothesis is a(n) _____________ guess based on _______________ and your knowledge.
uneducated, news
wild, supersitition
educated, observations
funny, jokes
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To run a controlled experiment on how sleep affects student test scores, you must
vary the amount of sleep and food each group of students eat
vary amount of sleep and keep all other variables the same
vary the type of tests that you give students
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What is the purpose of a controlled experiment?
To make life difficult
To confuse students
To isolate and test only one variable
To test mulitiple variables
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A process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us?
Problem
Scientific Method
Hypothesis
Guessing
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Why should an experiment be repeated?
to form a hypothesis
to identify the problem
to reduce the chance of error
to change controls
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Which step of the scientific method do you determine if your hypothesis was right or wrong?
Replicate experiment
Experiment
Observation
Conclusion
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The variable that is changed in an experiment.
Dependent variable
Independent variable
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A well tested and scientfically accepted explanation.
Hypothesis
Theory
Fact
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What is the term for testing your hypothesis?
Bingo
Observation
Variables
Experiment
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A hypothesis must be ______________.
a question
testable
written in caps
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