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01.2 Scientific Method
01.2 Scientific Method
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Vocabulary: scientific investigation, control group, observation, hypothesis, experiment, theory
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Serves as a standard of comparison in a scientific test
independent variable
hypothesis
observation
control group
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A possible explanation that can be tested by scientific means
control group
observation
experiment
hypothesis
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Which of these steps in a scientific investigation is
usually
taken first?
experimenting
hypothesizing
observing
forming a theory
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What can scientists do to test a hypothesis?
run a controlled experiment
do a detailed study
Both
Neither
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If an experiment fails to support the hypothesis, what would a scientist most likely do?
decide that their hypothesis was a failure
decide that their experiment was a failure
use the results to come up with a new hypothesis
throw out the results and choose another topic of study
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A procedure carried out under controlled conditions to test or discover something
survey
experimental group
experiment
observation
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A well-supported system of ideas that explains many related phenomena
experiment
observation
theory
hypothesis
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The process of obtaining information by using the senses
theory
experiment
observation
hypothesis
