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Quiz over the Scientific Method
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1
Data that is obtained by counting or measuring is called
quantitative data.
qualitative data.
2
One group of crickets has a heater to keep them warm and one does not. The experimental group
is the one with the heater.
is the one with out the heater.
3
What name is given to the type of data that is descriptive rather than numerical?
quantitative
qualitative
4
How likely is it that you will ace tomorrow's test?
Maybe, I'm still a little confused.
Unlikely, I HATE science!
Very likely! I've got this!
Most likely, if I study tonight.
5
I'm testing if the wavelength of light affects plant growth. What is my independent variable?
plant growth
wavelength of light
6
The variable that responds to a change made in the experiment is the
independent variable.
dependent variable.
7
The process of gathering information about events in an orderly way is called
observation
data
variable
hypothesis
8
The variable that is deliberately changed or manipulated in an experiment is the
dependent variable
independent variable
control variable
experimental variable
9
All scientific investigations begin with...
forming a conclusion.
conducting an experiment.
asking a question or observing a problem.
forming a hypothesis.
10
Do wounds heal faster when they are covered by a Band-aid? Dependent variable is
the length of time it takes the wound to heal.
the band-aid.
11
A comprehensive statement, supported by considerable evidence, which is thought to be true is a
scientific law.
controlled experiment.
scientific theory.
hypothesis.
12
The information gathered from making observations is called
variable
hypothesis
data
observation
13
The group in an experiment where nothing has been changed is called the
experimental group.
control group.
14
I'm testing the effectiveness of aspirin on keeping plants fresh. My control group is
cut flowers with 5mg of aspirin.
cut flowers with 1 mg aspirin.
cut flowers with 1 mg tylenol.
cut flowers with no aspirin.
15
A possible explanation for a set of observations is known as a
hypothesis.
data group.
variable.
control group.
