Scientific Method Review

Question 1

What type of investigation would you do to see what kind of butterfly visits rose bushes?

Accepted Answer

observe the rose bush and collect datat on the butterflies

Question 2

What is an inference?

Accepted Answer

Something you think based on what you see

Question 3

Which would be the best high level scientific question?

Accepted Answer

Does the amt of salt in water affect the temp. it boils at?

Question 4

Who is LOVED?

Accepted Answer

everyone, me, you

Question 5

Which of these is a conclusion rather than an observation?

Accepted Answer

That bear lives in a cold climate.

Question 6

Which of the following would be in the final step in a scientific investigation?

Accepted Answer

drawing conclusions

Question 7

What are the requirements of a hypothesis? Select all that apply

Accepted Answer

A hypothesis is an idea about the answer to a problem., A hypothesis is based on knowledge and research.

Question 8

What is data?

Accepted Answer

information you collect during an experiment

Question 9

Data that is observed through the 5 sense is what?

Accepted Answer

Qualitative Data

Question 10

What does a scientist do to test a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

design an experiment

Question 11

What are the things you need to complete your experiment?

Accepted Answer

variables, materials

Question 12

What is a procedure? (in science)

Accepted Answer

the steps you take to complete the experiment

Question 13

What is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

the variable you measure

Question 14

What are the parts of the experiment that can be changed and affect the results?

Accepted Answer

variables

Question 15

Which of the following changes would improve an investigation? Choose the best answer.

Accepted Answer

Doing more than one trial.

Question 16

What is an inference

Accepted Answer

A logical explanation

Question 17

What does it mean to replicate?

Accepted Answer

to repeat the experiment

Question 18

What is something that stays the same during an experiment?

Accepted Answer

constant

Question 19

I observed a student wearing a STRIDE shirt. What inference can you make?

Accepted Answer

the student goes to STRIDE academy

Question 20

What is an independent variable?

Accepted Answer

the variable that is changed

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