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The metric system is in multiples of
100
2
1
10
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Which is NOT a unit for measuring length?
centimeter
decaliter
kilometer
millimeter
3
how many meters are in 1.7 km?
17
1.7
170000
1,700
4
A student sees a bee. Student wonders how it finds flowers. They're displaying what attitude?
creativity
skepticism
open-mindedness
curiosity
5
a theory is a well-tested explanation that explains a lot of
beliefs
hypothesis
theories
observations
6
an experiment in which only one variable is changed
noncontrolled
variation
multivariable
controlled
7
What is this?
Graduated Cylinder
Petri Dish
Erlenmeyer flask
Round Bottom Flask
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A theory
is the opening statement of an experiment
is a problem
may be revised or replaced
is always true
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During a controlled experiment, a scientist tests what?
a conclusion
1 variable
information
2 variables
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an article is undergoing what when it is read carefully and checked by other scientists?
examination
publication
peer review
scientific method
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Which is NOT a goal of science?
to use derived explanations to make useful predictions
to establish a collection of unchanging truths
investigate and understand the natural world
to explain the events of the natural world
12
The work of a scientist usually begins with what?
observations
a hypothesis
experiements
theories
13
If you have 3 liters, how many milliliters do you have?
30,000
30
3,000
300
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another name for a suggestion based on your observations
experiement
variable
hypothesis
analysis
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Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?
to explain events of the natural world
to establish a collection of unchanging truths
to use explanations to make useful predictions
to investigate the natural world
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what is the basic unit of volume?
yard
meter
gram
liter
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For a hypothesis to have value, it must be testable
true
false
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Information gathered from an observation or experiment is
hypothesis
data
experimentation
variables
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The bird had green feathers. What kind of data is this?
Qualitative
Quantitative
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Why should an experiment include multiple trials?
to make sure the data is valid
to spend lots of time on an experiement
to use all of your research money
21
What is this?
Petri Dish
Erlenmeyer Flask
Round Bottom Flask
Graduated Cylinder
22
Which is NOT a group that we discussed for the scientific method?
Control Group
Variation Group
Experimental Group
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using a universal system of measurement is most important for what?
collecting data
drawing conclusions
forming a hypothesis
asking questions
