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Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Inquiry
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A review of the steps of the scientific method, variables, graphing, and restating a hypothesis
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The IV is the variable:
that stays the same
that depends on the IV
that you change
that happens as a result of the IV
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All the things that stay the same in an experiment are called:
Constants
DV
IV
Trials
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Repeating the same step, or steps, multiple times in an experiment is known as:
Trials
Constants
Being repetitive
Practice rounds
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True or False: There can only be one IV in an experiment?
True
False
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How should the tic marks on a graph be spaced?
Randomly
Depends on the data
Equally
However you want
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Look at the graph. What is the IV?
Type of cereal
Number of votes
Corn Flakes
Cheerios
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The DV is the variable:
that you change
that you measure
that causes an effect
that stays the same
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If a hypothesis and the results of an experiment match, then the hypothesis is:
Unsupported
The same
Supported
Inconclusive
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What is one way to make an experiment more reliable/valid?
Add more trials
Have multiple people perform it
Add an extra IV
Have less constants
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A data table must include at least an IV, DV, and a _________.
Average
Unit
Trials
Title
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True or False: All science experiments are reliable, no matter what.
False
True
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In which step of the scientific method do you tell people what happened in the experiment?
Report results
Collect data
Hypothesis
Observation
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Observation is the _______ step of the scientific method
Last
First
Second
Fourth
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What is the 3rd step of the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Collect data
Test
Observation
