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Unit 1 -- How Scientist Work
Unit 1 -- How Scientist Work
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Scientific Method, Observations, experiments
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The first step in all scientific investigations is to ______.
communicate the results
draw a conclusion
ask a question
collect evidence
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Which IS NOT a reason to use a model?
too uncontrollable
too expensive
too big
too soft
3
In what stage of the scientific method do you collect data?
draw a conclusion
ask a question
state a hypothesis
carry out a procedure
4
Which of the following is not a type of scientific investigation?
repeated observation
scientfic method
controlled experiment
models
5
the tool used to measure force
balance
ruler
spring scale
clock
6
Gather information with your senses (ex. the color of a flower). What is this process called?
stating a hypothesis
forming conclusions
performing experiments
making observations
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Why do scientist communicate their results?
to keep their work secret
to compete with other scientists
to learn from each other
so the experiments are not repeated
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An investigation in which all conditions are controlled is a ____.
experiment
observation
variable
control
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What is the metric unit for mass?
millimeter
kilogram
pound
liter
10
a belief or judgement that is not supported by investigation
evidence
opinion
control
variable
11
What is science?
the study of human beings
the study of the natural world through observations
the study of plants
the study of living things
12
objects too small to be seen with the plain eye must be viewed using a ____
telescope
hand lens
microscope
binoculars
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Why do scientist write reports?
to perform experimental trials
to ask questions
to communicate their work to other scientists
to classify results
14
Which of the following in an important part of an experiment?
making a working model
identifying and controlling variables
observing things in nature
making drawings of things observed
15
What tool can be used to measure volume?
graduated cylinder
measurinig cup
balance
thermometer
16
A telescope is used to
see details on small objects
to see things that are too far away to see with a plain eye
see things that are too small to see with the plain eye
measure length
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Information scientist collect as they investigate the natural world
evidence
variable
investigation
opinion
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A setup in which all others can be compared
control
evidence
variable
opinion
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When can you do a controlled experiment?
When the parts are too expensive to use the real thing.
When you can't experiment on the real thing.
When all parts can be changed.
When you can control all the parts of the experiment.
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The science tool used to measure mass
graduated cylinder
ruler
spring scale
pan balance
21
Any condition in an experiment that can be changed
variable
observation
condition
opinion
