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- 1. Multiple Choice
One way scientist analyze data is by using _________________________.
variable
theory
charts and tables
law
- 2. Multiple Choice
The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.dataconclusionsnotebookinquiry - 3. Multiple ChoiceA possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.datatheoryhypothesisfact
- 4. Multiple Choice
A representation that explains an object, theory or complex process
design
model
black box
collaboration
- 5. Multiple Choice
Controlled variables do not
change
happen
add data
interval
- 6. Multiple Choice
A good scientific conclusion includes
claim, evidence and reasoning
hypothesis and ending only
your opinion about how fun it was
pictures in color
- 7. Multiple Choice
A quantitative observation includes
numbers
words
colors
texture
- 8. Multiple Choice
Popeye states "Eating spinach will give you added strength." This is an example of
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
Insanity
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does scientific knowledge change over time?
taking surveys and opinion polls
adding websites on the Internet
collecting new information about the natural world
asking scientific questions
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a quantitative observation?
The robin egg is blue with brown specks.
The clouds are lower in the atmosphere today than yesterday.
The butterfly landed and fed from the purple flowers along the path.
At the end of the week, the plant heights were 6 in, 11 in., 4 in., and 8 in.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
The mass of the sample is 562 grams.
The temperature was 24 degrees Celsius.
There were two caterpillars eating the leaf.
The grizzly bear's summer coat is thin and yellowish.
- 12. Multiple Choice
If I give more water to the cucumber plant, then it will grow quickly. This is an example of a(n) _____________.
Inference
Hypothesis
Observation
Explanation
- 13. Multiple Choice
A DIAGRAM/DRAWING of the earth is an example of a
model
chart
toy
graph
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe variable the is changed on purpose is..ConstantControlIndependent VariableDependent Variable
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known asControlConstantIndependent VariableDependent Variable
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMrs. Goodwyn wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the independent variable?Study timeTest scoreSame assignment
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMrs. Goodwyn wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the dependent variable?Study timeTest ScoreSame Assignment
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn a well designed experiment, you should change how many variables?only oneno more than twonone at allas many as are needed
- 19. Multiple ChoiceTheory or Law??? Is a well-tested EXPLANATION for a wide range of observations and experimental results.LawTheory
- 20. Multiple ChoiceTheory or Law??? Is a DESCRIPTION of what a scientists expects to happen every time under a certain set of conditions.LawTheory
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