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Review of the scientific method
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Based on the graph, the plant grows best in what amount of sunlight?
9hours
3 hours
6 hours
1 hour
2
What question did the scientists who collected the data in the graph below want to answer?
What is the effect of plowing soil on the number of E worms?
How is the size of earthworms affected by the seasons?
R there more E worms in the soil in spring or in fall?
Does plowing soil affect how fast earthworms grow?
3
Which phrase best describes scientific theories?
Explain few observations
Serve as speculations
Can not be replaced
Are never proven
4
All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called
Controlled variables or constants
dependent variables
independent variables
Controlled experiments
5
Plant A no fertilizer Plant B mg 5 mg each day Plant C 10mg. Which plant is the control group.
All
B
C
A
6
In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
Controlled variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Conclusion
7
Which of the following hypothesis is written correctly?
If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
A frozen tennis ball wont bounce as high as a non-frozen one
8
Scientists use observations and data to form and test?
Conclusions
Hypothesis
Theories
Constants
9
Which axis is the horizontal axis?
None
X
Z
Y
10
Which type of graph compares data with relative percentages?
Table
Bar
Line
Circle
11
In an experiment, the one variable that you change is called the?
Dependent variable
Controlled variable
Independent variable
Experimental variable
12
Name the six steps of the scientific method in order
Quest, hypothesis, exp., data, conclusion, results
Quest., hypothesis, exp., data, results, conclusion
hypothesis, exp., quest., data, conclusion, results
data, hypothesis, exp., quest, conclusion, results
13
A scientist hypothesizes temperature will determine if an alligators gender. The iv is?
The temperature
The alligator's gender
The male alligators
The incubator
14
When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
communicating results
experimenting
analyzing data
making a hypothesis
15
Experiment that tests only 1 factor at a time using a control & experimental group is called ?
An independent variable
A theory
A controlled experiment
A dependent variable
16
In science, an educated guess is called a/an
observation
question
hypothesis
conclusion
17
Which of the following is
NOT
a rule when writing a hypothesis?
It is testable
It should restate the question
It is a prediction
It is an if then statement
18
During an experiment, which factors are observed and measured?
Independent variables
Dependent Variables
Constants
Hypothesis
19
What is
qual
itative data?
missing data
Data you observe not measure
Data you can measure
Numbers
20
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions.
Experiment
Hypothesis
Observations
The scientific method
21
Why do scientists communicate their results in written reports?
because they like to write
So other scientists will argue
to make scientific models
so the experiment can be repeated
22
What skill is a scientist using when he/she listens to the sounds that whales makes.
drawing conclusions
making observations
Making a hypothesis
Interpreting data
23
When testing how sunlight impacts plant growth. Different amounts are used The sunlight is the
Dependent variable
Constant variable
Control variable
Independent variable
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What is the first step in a scientific investigation?
Draw a conclusion
Research
Ask a question
Make observations
