What is Science? and Scientific Inquiry

Question 1

Models help people study things that cannot be observed directly.

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True

Question 2

The five skills scientists use to learn about the world are:

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observing, inferring, classifying, making models, predicting

Question 3

A botanist studies plants.

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True

Question 4

Park rangers work in government parks and lead tours that educate visitors.

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True

Question 5

Facts, figures and other evidence gathered through observations.

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data

Question 6

Life science is also known as:

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biology

Question 7

The diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.

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scientific inquiry

Question 8

Qualitative observations deal with

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descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers

Question 9

A marine biologist studies government parks.

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False

Question 10

When you explain or interpret the things you observe, you are ...

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inferring

Question 11

Sight is one of your five senses ... what are the other four?

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hearing, touch, taste, smell

Question 12

Models include ...

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all of the above

Question 13

Does my dog eat more food than my cat? (This IS a scientific question)

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True

Question 14

The scientist that studied wild chimpanzees in Africa is:

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Jane Goodall

Question 15

An example of qualitative observation is:

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noticing that grapes taste sour

Question 16

Models help people study and understand things that are complex or that can't be observed directly.

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True

Question 17

An example of quantitative observation is

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seeing that you have eight new e-mails in your inbox

Question 18

Science is a way of learning about the natural world.

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True

Question 19

Scientists need to be open-minded, or capable of accepting new and different ideas.

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True

Question 20

Observations can be either quantitative or

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qualitative

Question 21

Classifying things helps you stay organized so you can easily find and use them later.

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True

Question 22

Responding variable is also known as (dependent variable)

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True

Question 23

Factors that can change in an experiment.

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variable

Question 24

Some information about an object or process may be missing from a model.

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True

Question 25

An experiment that only ONE variable is manipulated at a time.

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controlled experiment

Question 26

Predictions and inferences are closely related.

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True

Question 27

The sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking is called communicating.

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True

Question 28

In science, a hypothesis must be testable.

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True

Question 29

Scientists need to be creative. Creativity means coming up with inventive ways to solve problems or produce new things.

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True

Question 30

Successful scientists are eager to learn more about the topis they study. They are always curious.

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True

Question 31

Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called ...

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observing

Question 32

Quantitative observations deal with

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a number, or amount (measures something)

Question 33

When you make a forecast of what will happen in the future based upon past experience or evidence.

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predicting

Question 34

Manipulated variable is also known as (independent variable)

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True

Question 35

Conclusions from one experiment often lead to new questions and experiments.

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True

Question 36

Creating representations of complex objects or processes is called

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making models

Question 37

There is no set path that a scientific inquiry must follow.

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True

Question 38

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific questions.

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hypothesis

Question 39

A statement that describes how to measure a variable or define a term.

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Operational definition

Question 40

The factor that MAY CHANGE in response to the manipulated variable.

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responding variable

Question 41

The ONE variable that is PURPOSELY changed to test a hypothesis.

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manipulated variable

Question 42

Which makes a better pet - a cat or a dog? (This is NOT a scientific question.)

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True

Question 43

Classifying is the process of

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grouping together items that are alike in some way

Question 44

Life science is the study of living things.

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True

Question 45

Good scientists always report their observations and results truthfully.

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True

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