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Scientific Method
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2. The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
inquiry
conclusion
scientific method
observation
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3. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
scientific process
observation
hypothesis
conclusion
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24. The problem must be stated in the form of a/an _______.
conclusion
hypothesis
analysis
question
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23. There must be _ variable or characteristic of your experiment that will change at a time.
one
three
four
two
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18. Which event occurs first in the scientific method
Verify your experiment
Make an observation
Analyze your data
Form a hypothesis
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9. Which of the following hypothesis (prediction) is written correctly?
If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
If a tennis ball is frozen, it might not bounce high.
Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
If I heat up a tennis ball, it will bounce high
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17. Theories are explanations that can never be changed.
False
True
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21. Your _____ must state whether your hypothesis was correct or not.
experiment
question
conclusion
prediction
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The clock chimed twice. Observation or Inference?
observation
inference
opinion
hypothesis
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The butterfly used to be a caterpillar. Observation or Inference?
inference
observation
opinion
hypothesis
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14. How do you test a hypothesis?
make a graph
perform an experiment
record results
gather data
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1. What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sound that seal makes?
making observations
interpreting data
making a hypothesis
drawing conclusions
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19. An educated guess that has not been proven, but is
based on knowledge
is called what?
a theory
an analysis
a hypothesis
an observation
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22. You should have ____, or things in your experiment that don't change.
materials
questions
constants
variables
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6. When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
making a hypothesis
experimenting
analyzing data
communicating results
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8. The final part; a summary of reasonable inferences is a/an
question
hypothesis
conclusion
controlled experiment
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13. A hypothesis is a _____ of the outcome of the experiment.
mistake
observation
predition
conclusion
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12. Which of the following is an observation?
Roses are pretty.
My dog is the best.
Baseball is fun.
The leaves on the tree are green.
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7. In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs
asking a question
communicating results
making a hypothesis
analyzing data
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20. Graphs, charts, and calculations are what step in the scientific method?
Conclusion
Experimentation
Hypothesis
Analysis of data
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16. Which one of the following is
NOT
part of all experiments?
verifications
control
variables
constants
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13. A hypothesis is an educated guess that must be
proven true
made into a law
testable
made a theory
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5. When you
decide
whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
drawing conclusions
making observations
asking questions
forming a hypothesis
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4. In an experiment, all variables should be the same except one. The reason for this is...
both answers are correct
to see what causes the change
to make it easy to see the result
no answers are correct