Scientific method

Scientific method

Multiple Choice

Object A is round and orange

• Observation

• Inference

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Object A is a basketball

• Observation

• Inference

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Object C is round and black and white

• Observation

• Inference

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Object C is larger than object B

• Observation

• Inference

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Object B is smooth

• Observation

• Inference

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Object B is a table-tennis ball

• Observation

• Inference

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A hypothesis must be

• correct

• testable

• unique

• short

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During an expirement, how many variables should you test?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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The control group...

• receives the treatment

• does not receive the treatment

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Sara wants to know how Rogaine affects hair growth. She gives Group A Rogaine and Group B a placebo pill.

Group B is the ...

• Control group

• Experimental group

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Rob wants to know how temperature affects the amount a person sweats. He places Group A in a room that is 1000 F and Group B in a room that is room temperature, 70 F.

Group B is the ...

• Control group

• Experimental group

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Colin wants to know how band aids affect the amount of time it takes for a cut to heal. Group A does not apply a band aid to their cut. Group B places band aids on their cuts. Colin checks the cuts daily and records how long it takes for the cuts to heal

Group B is the ...

• Control group

• Experimental group

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Colin wants to know how band aids affect the amount of time it takes for a cut to heal. Group A does not apply a band aid to their cut. Group B places band aids on their cuts. Colin checks the cuts daily and records how long it takes for the cuts to heal.

Use of a band aid is the....

• Independent

• Dependent

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Rob wants to know how temperature affects the amount a person sweats. He places Group A in a room that is 1000 F and Group B in a room that is 70 F. Rob measures the amount of sweat produced by each group.

The temperature the groups are placed in is the....

• Independent

• Dependent

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Sara wants to know how Rogaine affects hair growth. She gives Group A Rogaine and Group B a placebo pill. Sara measures each groups’ new hair growth weekly.

Hair growth is the ....

• Independent

• Dependent

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What does refuted mean?

• accepted

• rejected