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A quiz over the scientific method
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Which group in an experiment receives the treatment?
Control Group
Experimental Group
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A hypothesis is a(n) _____________ guess based on _______________ and your knowledge.
funny, jokes
uneducated, news
wild, supersitition
educated, observations
3
To run a controlled experiment on how sleep affects student test scores, you must
vary the amount of sleep and food each group of students eat
vary the type of tests that you give students
vary amount of sleep and keep all other variables the same
4
A possible answer / a predicted outcome
hypothesis
evaluating
subjective
variable
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A well tested and scientfically accepted explanation.
Hypothesis
Theory
Fact
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What is the term for testing your hypothesis?
Experiment
Variables
Observation
Bingo
7
Which step of the scientific method do you determine if your hypothesis was right or wrong?
Observation
Conclusion
Experiment
Replicate experiment
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Why should an experiment be repeated?
to form a hypothesis
to change controls
to reduce the chance of error
to identify the problem
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What is the purpose of a controlled experiment?
To test mulitiple variables
To make life difficult
To isolate and test only one variable
To confuse students
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A hypothesis must be ______________.
testable
1000 words and double spaced
a question
written in caps
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The variable that is changed in an experiment.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
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Which variable is controlled by the experimenter?
Dependent
Independent
13
A process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us?
Guessing
Hypothesis
Scientific Method
Problem
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In a study of how sleep affects test scores, which group would be the control?
the group that received 4 hours of sleep
the group that received 2 hours of sleep
the group that received 6 hours of sleep
the group that received 0 hours of sleep
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What is the goal of Science?
To destroy the world
To understand the world
To change the world
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The last step in the scientific method is ________________.
Make an Observation
Experiment
Analyze Data
Communicate and Repeat Experiment
