Scientific Method

Front

Which of the following would be considered quantitative data? Options: Color, Smell, 6.84 cm, texture

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6.84 cm

Front

Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?

Back

Qualitative

Front

What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to? Options: Independent Variable, Dependent Variable, Control Group, Experimental Group

Back

Control Group

Front

What is a factor that the experimenter has full control over and changes to see what happens?

Back

Independent Variable

Front

What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does? Options: Dependent Variable, Independent Variable, Control Group, Hypothesis

Back

Dependent Variable

Front

Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the DEPENDENT variable: Amount of water, Height of Ice cube, Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height, Size of the ice cube.

Back

Height of Ice cube

Front

What is the independent variable in the hypothesis: "If the amount of nitrogen marsh grass receives is increased, then the height of the grass will increase, because nitrogen is an essential nutrient needed for marsh grass to grow."?

Back

Amount of nitrogen

Front

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that an elephant makes? Options: drawing conclusions, making observations, interpreting data, making a hypothesis

Back

making observations

Front

What is the independent variable in the hypothesis: "The temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female"?

Back

the temperature

Front

What is the dependent variable in the hypothesis about alligator egg incubation?

Back

the gender of the baby alligators