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Which is the best scientific question?
Which smart phone works very well?
Which smart phone is the best?
Which smart phone is the worst?
Which smart phone has the most internal memory?
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Why do scientists repeat experiments several times?
to make sure their results are accurate
to change the variable each time
to memorize the procedures
to use up all their materials
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Information or observations collected during an experiment are called _____.
Hypothesis
Data/Results
Conclusion
Problem
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(True or False): A hypothesis is made before an observation has taken place.
False
True
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What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that birds make?
Forming a hypothesis
Drawing conclusions
Making observations
Interpreting data
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The final summary of the data and results is/are called a(n) _____.
Conclusion
Hypothesis
Inference
Experiment
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An educated guess or statement about what is going to happen is called a(n) _____.
Controlled Variable
Hypothesis
Problem
Observation
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Which of the following would make the results of an experiment more reliable?
Change the hypothesis
Multiple variables
Repeated/Multiple trials
Changing the procedure
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Why do scientists publish the results of their experiments?
so that other scientists can see that they are working
to make money
so that publishers can print books on science
so that other scientists can learn from what they did
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Why do scientists collect data during an observation or investigation?
To make a graph
To do math
For the science fair
To answer a question about the world
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The question that is being tested is called a(n) _____.
Experiment
Problem
Data/Results
Hypothesis
