Defining Science Quiz Review

A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific methods.

Before we start an experiment, we need to make a

Experimental evidence can either support or refute the...

A idea that is proposed for the sake of argument so that it can be tested to see if it might be true is called a_______.

Experiment where the variables in an experimental group & a control group are kept the same except for one variable is a

The process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation.

Receiving knowledge from the world with our senses or getting information from scientific tools & instruments is an

The process of drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning...

An explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can incorporate laws, hypotheses, and facts is called

Technology using biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products is

An element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other variables.

Information such as facts and numbers used to analyze something or make decisions.

The variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects is the __________ variable

The study of living organisms.

Scientists use the data from an experiment to draw a ___________ conclusion.

What you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment is called the __________________ variable.

The degree to which a study accurately reflects the concept that the researcher is attempting to measure.

The first step in the scientific method is ...

Examples of variables include...

Any deviation from the truth in data collection, analysis, interpretation and publication which cause false conclusions