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Nature of science quiz as an introduction to the scientific method.
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What determines the kind of investigation scientists use?
the scientists favorite subject
how much money has been allocated
the amount of data that is avaliable
the questions they are trying to answer
2
Which of the following BEST describes the term collaboration?
working in a science lab independently
working together to reach, explain, and justify conclusions
working alone to record accurate information
working on a special project alone
3
Which of the following terms describes the factors that are kept constant during an experiement
a control
a hypothesis
a scientfic model
a theory
4
Ry conducts an experiment.Shay wants to do it.What should happen for the results to be the same
Some of the conditions must be the same.
None of the conditions can be the same.
All conditions must be different.
All of the conditions must be the same.
5
Which representation would be best to use for comparing the speeds of 2 toy race cars?
a Venn Diagram
a journal
a sketch
a graph
6
Which of the following terms best describes a quantity such as time length distance or mass
an observation
a prediction
a measurement
an experiment
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Which of the following is NOT involved in a scientific investigation
asking a question
forming a hypothesis
using a pointer
gathering data
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When is an estimation used during a scientific investigation?
when you can't find a ruler
when you conduct the experiment only one time
estimation is never used
when exact measurements are not possible
9
Which of the following phrases BEST describes a model?
something to take apart
a representation of a real object
something put together
something that is NOT useful
10
Wills teacher conducted an experiemetn 3 times and got the same results will was asked to infer
provide an explanation of information based on facts
to create a scientific model
make an educated guess
collect data to prove something
11
Bella wanted to find out if temperature affected mold growth on bread, what should she do?
create a scientific model
write a hypothesis
conduct an experiment
ask an adult
12
Which of the following is NOT a metric measuring unit?
yard stick
meter stick
centimeter
liter
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Chris did an experiment at home many times.If he did it with the class what is likely to happen
He will probably get the same results
Only part of the experiement will work
The experiment will not work at all
He will get entirely different results
