Science Methods

T. Shawler

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  1. A test of a hypothesis is called?
  2. Your answer:
    a theory
    a control
    an experiment


  3. Zoology is the study of
  4. Your answer:
    animals
    classification
    plants


  5. You are studying the behavior of a group of giraffes. How they interact with one another is your main focus. What type of research would this most likely be?
  6. Your answer:
    Quantitative Research
    Qualitative (Descriptive) Research
    Hypothetical Research


  7. The group that is not altered in an experiment (the standard) is called the
  8. Your answer:
    constant
    hypothesis
    control


  9. The SI unit for mass is the
  10. Your answer:
    gram
    cubic centimeter
    meter


  11. Hypothesis: Tomato plants grow taller with the liquid fertilizer than the powder fertilizer. What is the independent variable?
  12. Your answer:
    height of the tomato plants
    tomato plants
    type of fertilizer


  13. The study of life is called
  14. Your answer:
    chemistry
    geology
    biology


  15. The results of an experiment are considered valid if they are
  16. Your answer:
    repeatable
    new
    published


  17. The single factor that is changed in an experiment is called the
  18. Your answer:
    dependent variable
    independent variable
    theory


  19. Quantitative data includes mostly
  20. Your answer:
    numbers and graphs
    pictures and video
    descriptions


  21. The information gathered from an experiment is called the
  22. Your answer:
    law
    hypothesis
    data


  23. The hypothesis that objects on Earth will eventually fall to the ground has been repeated and verified many times. The hypothesis has been elevated to the status of
  24. Your answer:
    theory
    constant
    law


  25. A graduated cylinder is best used for
  26. Your answer:
    measuring the accurate volume of a liquid
    heating hot liquids over a flame
    measuring the mass of a solid


  27. In order to get the mass of a penny, one would most likely use a
  28. Your answer:
    bunsen burner
    graduated cylinder
    triple beam or electronic balance


  29. The first thing to do in the scientific method is to come up with
  30. Your answer:
    a problem
    some data
    a hypothesis



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