BrainPop Scientific Method

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Multiple Choice

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What must you do before you make a hypothesis?

Run an experiment

Make observations

Form a theory

Draw conclusions

2.

Multiple Choice

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In the phrase, "The scientific method is an analytic process for determining why things happen," what's the best synonym for "analytic"?

probable

amazing

incoherent

logical

3.

Multiple Choice

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Place the following steps in sequence: A) Recognizing a problem; B) Testing a hypothesis; C) Drawing Inferences

A, C, B

A, B, C

B, C, A

C, B, A

4.

Multiple Choice

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What happens if you test a hypothesis multiple times and the data doesn't support your prediction?

Change the data to support your prediction.

Run the experiment again until you get the results you're looking for.

Conclude that your hypothesis cannot be proven.

Re-think your hypothesis.

5.

Multiple Choice

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Which of the following is a testable hypothesis?

Roses are more beautiful than violets.

A plant needs at least five hours of sunlight per day to grow.

Ice cream is delicious.

Humans will someday land on Mars.

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Multiple Choice

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Evolution is one example of a theory. From what you know about the scientific method, what can you conclude about this theory?

It's been tested many times.

Scientists don't need to test it anymore.

No one is allowed to test whether it's true or not.

There is very little evidence to support it.

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Multiple Choice

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What might cause a theory to change over time?

New laws passed by the government

New but untestable ideas

Changes in public opinion

The discovery of new evidence

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Multiple Choice

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You should run an experiment several times to make sure your results are consistent. In the preceding phrase, what does "consistent" mean?

Obvious

Perfect

Unchanging

Testable

9.

Multiple Choice

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If you were running an experiment to determine the temperature at which beans sprout the fastest, what would be the variable?

The number of beans you plant

The height of the sprouts you grow

The amount of water you give the beans

The temperature at which each bean is kept

10.

Multiple Choice

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What's the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

"Theory is another word for "fact"; hypothesis is another word for "guess".

Hypothesis can't be proven; theories can.

Theories have been confirmed through tests; hypotheses haven't.

Theories contain many hypothesis; a hypothesis only contains one theory.

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