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Duplicate of Scientific Method
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Quiz over the Scientific Method
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A comprehensive statement, supported by considerable evidence, which is thought to be true is a
scientific theory.
hypothesis.
controlled experiment.
scientific law.
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A possible explanation for a set of observations is known as a
hypothesis.
variable.
control group.
data group.
3
The group in an experiment where nothing has been changed is called the
control group.
experimental group.
4
Data that is obtained by counting or measuring is called
quantitative data.
qualitative data.
5
Do wounds heal faster when they are covered by a Band-aid? Dependent variable is
the length of time it takes the wound to heal.
the band-aid.
6
All scientific investigations begin with...
forming a hypothesis.
asking a question or observing a problem.
conducting an experiment.
forming a conclusion.
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The variable that is deliberately changed or manipulated in an experiment is the
independent variable
control variable
dependent variable
experimental variable
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I'm testing the effectiveness of aspirin on keeping plants fresh. My control group is
cut flowers with 1 mg tylenol.
cut flowers with 1 mg aspirin.
cut flowers with 5mg of aspirin.
cut flowers with no aspirin.
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What name is given to the type of data that is descriptive rather than numerical?
quantitative
qualitative
10
The process of gathering information about events in an orderly way is called
observation
variable
data
hypothesis
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The information gathered from making observations is called
hypothesis
variable
data
observation
12
One group of crickets has a heater to keep them warm and one does not. The experimental group
is the one with out the heater.
is the one with the heater.
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The variable that responds to a change made in the experiment is the
dependent variable.
independent variable.
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I'm testing if the wavelength of light affects plant growth. What is my independent variable?
plant growth
wavelength of light
