Scientific Method Question Preview (ID: 38593)
This Test Asks Question About The Nature Of Science.
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What is the function of a graph?
a) to show data
b) to organize data
c) to perform an experiment
d) to prove a hypothesis correct or incorrect
Explaining or interpreting things that your observe is called ______________.
a) inferring
b) classifying
c) prediciting
d) observing
Making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.
a) predicting
b) classifying
c) inferring
d) making models
A french scientist named Henri Becquerel was experimenting with a substance that was later found to give off an invisible something. What was the substance he was using ?
a) Uranium
b) Plasma
c) TNT
d) Hydrogen
The variable that may change in response to the manipulated variable is called the _______________. This is the data in the experiment.
a) dependent variable
b) independent variable
c) control
d) constants
The name given to all the variables in an experiment that are NOT changed.
a) constants
b) dependent
c) independent
d) X factor
The variable that is purposely changed in an experiment is called a ________________.
a) independent variable
b) dependent variable
c) control
d) experiment
A possible answer to a scientific question is called a(n) ___________________.
a) hypothesis
b) law
c) prediction
d) theory
Which of the following is an example of a model?
a) mathematical equation
b) tool
c) scientist
d) observation
Observations that deal with a number or amount is called _______________.
a) quantitative observations
b) qualitative observations
c) manipulated observtions
d) operational observations
A scientific hypothesis must be __________________. We do this by making an experiment.
a) testable
b) controlled
c) correct
d) manipulated
Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called ____________.
a) observing
b) inferring
c) prediciting
d) classifying
Which skill involves creating representations of complex objects or processes?
a) making models
b) observing
c) inferring
d) classifying
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