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Which of the following IS NOT true about a theory
a) Theories can be revised or replaced
b) Theories have been tested over and over again
c) Theories are educated guesses or ideas
d) Theories are reliable predictions and explanations of our world

If an experiment is a controlled experiment, how many variables are intentionally changed?
a) as many as you want
b) 2-3
c) only 1
d) none

a personal, rather than scientific, point of view for or against something is called a
a) variable
b) inference
c) theory
d) bias

A student designs a controlled experiment after hearing that Meijer batteries last longer than name brand batteries. The student believes that Duracell will last the longest. The student buys four toy robots to test. What is the manipulated variable
a) The type of robots
b) The time the toy is kept on
c) The type of batteries
d) The student who does the test

Which of the following is NOT an example of a theory
a) my theory that the Lions will win the superbowl
b) Theory of universal gravitation
c) Cell theory
d) Theory of the big bang

A student wants to set up a controlled experiment after hearing that Meijer batteries last longer than name brand batteries. The student believes that Duracell will last the longest. The student buys four toy robots to test. What is hypothesis?
a) Can Meijer brand batteries last longer than name brand?
b) Duracell batteries last longer than Meijer
c) Four robots are expensive to buy
d) Meijer brand lasts longer than name brand

Which of the following is a characteristic of living things?
a) They grow and develop
b) They reproduce
c) They are made of cells
d) all of these choices

Which of the following is a characteristic of living things?
a) They respond to their environment
b) They need materials and energy
c) They maintain internal balance
d) all of these choices

A student wants to set up a controlled experiment after hearing that Meijer batteries last longer than name brand batteries. The student believes that Duracell will last the longest. The student buys four toy robots to test. What is the problem?
a) Can Meijer brand batteries last longer than name brand?
b) Duracell batteries last longer than Meijer
c) Four robots are expensive to buy
d) Meijer brand lasts longer than name brand

The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena is the definition of
a) engineering
b) science
c) observation
d) dependent variables

Which IS NOT a characteristic of living things?
a) They maintain an internal balance
b) they respond to their environment
c) They are made up of cells
d) They don't inherit traits from parents

Which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of living things
a) They don't need materials and energy
b) they reproduce
c) they evolve
d) they maintain internal balance

Which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of living things?
a) They reproduce
b) they are based on a genetic code
c) They will not grow and develop
d) they evolve

Which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of living things
a) they are made up of cells
b) the grow and develop
c) they respond to their environment
d) Living things don't reproduce

The goal of science is to answer questions. The goal of engineering
a) is to explain events in nature
b) is to understand our natural world
c) Is to design solutions to problems
d) is to make predictions in nature

The purpose of microscope objectives are to
a) Magnify the specimen
b) to move the slides up or down
c) to move the slides side to side
d) to make the specimen look smaller

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