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Duplicate of Scientific Method Unit Review
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A #review of the #ScientificMethod Unit for the #final #exam.
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A scientific observation is based on:
Observations
Facts
Opinions
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What is the best way to record data?
Sticky Notes
A Graph
A table
All the above
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Which variable is the one that changes?
Dependent
Exponent
Independent
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What is a graph?
A visual representation of data in a data table
A tool that is used to determine if data is reliable
A type of data table
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A student measures the mass of a sample of ice to be 10 grams.
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
Personal Observation
None
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A question that is answered with a scientific experiment
Testable Question
Hypothesis
Scientific Question
Testable Answer
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What is a hypothesis?
A thoughtful prediction
A random guess
The variable that you change in an experiment
A question that can be answered with an experiment
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A testable question usually involves:
Researching how something function
Solving a problem
Examining things outside of our natural world
Investigating the effects of one thing on something else
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How many steps are in the scientific method?
3
5
4
2
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How is an experimental method written?
In alphabetical order
Using symbols and equations
In paragraph form
In a step-by-step fashion
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How many different variables are there ?
3
1
4
2
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A thoughtful prediction to what you think will happen in an experiment.
Observation
Variable
Testable Question
Hypothesis
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An idea based on observations, evidence and/or facts
Hypothesis
Conclusion
Inference
Facts
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What is the first step of the scientific method?
Ask a question
Form a hypothesis
Perform a controlled experiment
Identify variables
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What three words need to be in your hypothesis?
Maybe, Then, If
If, then, maybe
Because, Maybe, If
If, then, because
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Texture of an object
Qualitative Observation
Quantitative Observation
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How many variables should a scientist change in a good experiment?
None
Three
Two
One
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Which is NOT a scientific observation?
The dog has a mass of 70 kilograms
A tree with colorful leaves is beautiful
The tree has green leaves
Chocolate milk is brown
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What is usually listed in the first column of a data table?
The dependent variable or time
The independent variable or time
The independent or controlled variables
The independent or dependent variable
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What is an observation?
Something you notice or measure in the natural world
Type of error that results when the sample size is too small
A way of analyzing data
A personal belief
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Which of the following is NOT a good characteristic of hypothesis?
It is based on research or previous experiments
It is intelligent and well thought-out
It is random
It is based on facts or evidence
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What are the factors that you keep the same for different experimental groups in an experiment?
Significant Variables
Controlled Variables
Controls
Independent Variables
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A factor or condition in an experiment
Hypothesis
Variable
Observation
Observation
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Which of the following is NOT a testable question?
Does daily exercise help improve sleep habits?
Does fertilizer help plants grow?
How do rockets work?
Does the shape of a car affect its fuel efficiency?
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Information collected during an experiment is called
Results
Conclusion
Data
Experiment
