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Review of Scientific Method
Review of Scientific Method
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A review quiz over the scientific method
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A hypothesis must be ______________.
a question
written in caps
1000 words and double spaced
testable
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In a study of how sleep affects test scores, which group would be the control?
the group that received 0 hours of sleep
the group that received 6 hours of sleep
the group that received 4 hours of sleep
the group that received 2 hours of sleep
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Which variable is controlled by the experimenter?
Dependent
Independent
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What is the purpose of a controlled experiment?
To isolate and test only one variable
To test mulitiple variables
To confuse students
To make life difficult
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The variable that is changed in an experiment.
Independent variable
Dependent variable
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A hypothesis is a(n) _____________ guess based on _______________ and your knowledge.
funny, jokes
uneducated, news
wild, supersitition
educated, observations
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Which group in an experiment receives the treatment?
Control Group
Experimental Group
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A possible answer / a predicted outcome
evaluating
subjective
variable
hypothesis
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What is the term for testing your hypothesis?
Experiment
Bingo
Variables
Observation
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To run a controlled experiment on how sleep affects student test scores, you must
vary amount of sleep and keep all other variables the same
vary the amount of sleep and food each group of students eat
vary the type of tests that you give students
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What is the goal of Science?
To understand the world
To change the world
To destroy the world
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A process that is used to find answers to questions about the world around us?
Scientific Method
Guessing
Problem
Hypothesis
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The last step in the scientific method is ________________.
Communicate and Repeat Experiment
Experiment
Make an Observation
Analyze Data
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A well tested and scientfically accepted explanation.
Theory
Hypothesis
Fact
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Why should an experiment be repeated?
to form a hypothesis
to reduce the chance of error
to identify the problem
to change controls
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Which step of the scientific method do you determine if your hypothesis was right or wrong?
Experiment
Observation
Replicate experiment
Conclusion
