Which of the following is false about a lab report?

The variables go before the hypothesis

Which of the following is the best problem statement?

How does temperature affect crystal formation?

The scientific method is important because

it encourages skepticism and retesting.

If more candles are put into the jar, then water will rise more because of changes in pressure.

"Water rising more" is the prediction and dependent variable

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1
Which of the following is not good in a background research paragraph?
Only Facts
Details and Explanations
Attractors
Introductory Sentences
2
The independent variable in the Organic Matter Lab was the
type of soil.
color of the water after shaking.
time of shaking.
amount of OM solution.
3
A good hypothesis should always have
all of these
"If, then, because" in it.
the independent and dependent variables stated.
a test, prediction, and inference.
4
Which of the following is a bulleted list?
procedure
materials
results
variables
5
Which of the following is false about a lab report?
There should be a space between each section.
The variables go before the hypothesis
The title is the first thing on the paper, after your name.
Titles and subtitles should be underlined with a ruler.
6
Which of the following was the control group in the Organic Matter Lab?
Amounts of water, solution, and soil.
Soil Tube B
Soil Tube C
Soil Tube A
7
What part of the scientific method is a detailed and numbered list of directions?
Hypothesis
Procedure
Materials
Data Table
8
The logical series of steps that scientists use to solve problems is called the
Science for Dummies
Chaos theory
Atomic Bomb
Scientific Method
9
When you collect and record data, where should you put it?
scientific drawing
data table
data analysis paragraph
graph
10
The variable that the experimenter is finding out is the
control group
independent variable
constant variables
dependent variable
11
Which of the following is the best problem statement?
What is a crystal?
How does temperature affect crystal formation?
What are different shapes of crystals?
Why are crystals pretty?
12
What should the last sentence of a background research paragraph do?
Provide the most important fact.
Be specific about a detail.
Bridge to the hypothesis
Repeat the introduction sentence.
13
The word variables means
things that explain the prediction.
things that stay the same.
things that change.
things that cannot be measured.
14
The scientific method is important because
it discourages plagiarism.
it encourages argument.
it is a way for me to justify my job.
it encourages skepticism and retesting.
15
If more candles are put into the jar, then water will rise more because of changes in pressure.
"More candles" is the test & dependent variable.
changes in pressure is the constant variable.
"Water rising more" is the prediction and dependent variable
"put into the jar" is the independent variable

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