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Which is NOT a safety rule to follow in the lab?
a) Disregard all instructions
b) Wear the proper safety equipment
c) Report immediately if you break or spill something
d) Never eat or drink anything unless you are told you may.

The science that studies Earth and its processes is called
a) Earth science
b) life science
c) physical science
d) all of the above

Contains the same factors as the experimental group, but the independent variable isn't changed
a) experimental group
b) control group
c) independent variable
d) dependent variable

How can you test your hypothesis?
a) design an experiment
b) make a model
c) do research
d) all of the above

Comparing what you already know with the info you are given in order to decide if you agree
a) scientific inquiry
b) inference
c) critical thinking
d) technology

Which is a result of scientific inquiry?
a) technology
b) answers to questions
c) new objects or events
d) all of the above

The factor that is changed by the investigator in an experiment.
a) constant
b) control group
c) independent variable
d) dependent variable

What is the last step in the scientific inquiry process?
a) analyze results
b) drawing conclusions
c) sharing results
d) conducting a test

Which variable is the one that you observe or measure during an experiment?
a) dependent variable
b) independent variable
c) experimental variable
d) control variable

How close a measurement is to an accepted value is
a) precision
b) accuracy
c) correctness
d) alikeness

What kind of questions can science answer?
a) questions about feelings
b) questions about personal beliefs
c) questions about values
d) none of the above

True or False: An incorrect hypothesis is useless in science.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The study of matter and energy is called
a) Earth science
b) life science
c) physical science
d) astronomy

The factors in an experiment that do not change
a) variable
b) experimental group
c) percent error
d) constant

A description that uses numbers to describe what is observed
a) percent error
b) scientific notation
c) qualitative data
d) quantitative data

A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature
a) theory
b) law
c) hypothesis
d) description

A statement of what will happen next in a series of events
a) hypothesis
b) prediction
c) inference
d) explanation

Which is an example of a scientific tool?
a) computers
b) magnifying glass
c) glassware
d) all of the above

One one-thousandth of a meter is a
a) kilometer
b) hectometer
c) centimeter
d) millimeter

Miss Kester is wearing a purple shirt and has on sneakers. This is an example of
a) qualitative data
b) quantitative data
c) skeptical data
d) variable data

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