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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.datatheoryhypothesisfact
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.dependent variableindependent variabledatacontrol group
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?yesno
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?quantitativequalitative
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.conclusionproceduresmaterialsresponding variable
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions/photographs/illustrations that cannot be counted or measured?qualitativequantitative
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.scientific methodrecipedata collectionmetric system
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be worked with at a time?onenonetwo or morehow ever many makes sense.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment.obervationsquestion/problemmaterialsprocedures
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Which statement is an inference about this picture?The van is tan.The van ran into KFC.The driver was hungry.Red and white are part of the KFC building. - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Two types of data scientists collect are...hypothesis and theoryqualitative and quantitativemyths and fablesmetric and standard measurements
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data.quantitativequalitative
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Jane Goodall video recorded chimpanzees hunting pigs, this type of data is called ___qualitativequantitativefield studyobservation
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.distance traveled by the ballheight of the rampmass of the ballweight of the ball
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the dependent variable.height of the rampdistance traveled by the ballmass of the ballweight of the ball
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.Diameter of the ballForce acting on the ballHeight that the ball bouncesHeight from which the ball is dropped
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?DependentIndependentControlCompound
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?Type of plantWater, apple juice, milkPlant growthColor of the plant's leaves
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Qualitative data relies on numbers.FalseTrue
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Science is a continually ongoing process.TrueFalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.If I study for my scientific method quiz, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?Scientific MethodStudyingIndependent variableTest score
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is a hypothesis?A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.A hypothesis is an educated guess.I don't know.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?Make observationForm a theoryCollect dataForm a hypothesis
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What step does every scientific experiment begin with?hypothesisquestion/problemproceduresconclusion
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted.experimental groupcontrol groupdatavariables
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of these contains steps in the right order?Ask a question, state your hypothesis, research, experiment, analyze, make a conclusionState your hypothesis, ask a question, research, experiment, analyze, make a conclusionAsk a question, research, state your hypothesis, experiment, analyze, make a conclusionState your hypothesis, ask a question, research, make a conclusion, experiment, analyze
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why do we want to test only one independent variable at a time?Because it is hard to setup a data table with more than one variableTo better identify what is causing the changesIt is what has always been doneIt's easier to perform the experiment
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.TrueFalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?yesno
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.conclusionproceduresmaterialsresponding variable