Scientific Method & Graphing

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The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is... 

• conclusion

• procedures

• materials

• responding variable

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A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)

• Question

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

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What is the last step of scientific method?

• hypothesis

• observe

• communicate

• question

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The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

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If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?

• True

• How fast you get to school

• Riding a bike or walking

• False

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Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the independent variable?

• Dropping the same way

• Wing Length

• Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

• Dropping from the same height

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Cindy wanted to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. She placed two tomato plants in 10 inch pots with potting soil and watered them ¼ cup each day. One plant was placed under a cardboard box and one was placed in the sunlight. She measured the growth of the plant each week for three weeks.

What are two CONSTANTS? (Select 2)

• Using the same type of plant

• Each plant was placed in a 10 inch pot

• The growth of the plant

• One plant is in the sunlight and the other is under a box

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When should a bar graph be used?

• When comparing parts of a whole

• When showing change over time

• When comparing data between different groups of categories

• Whenever you want

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When should a line graph be used?

• When comparing parts of a whole

• When showing change over time

• When comparing data between different groups of categories

• Whenever you want

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The ________ is what the scientist measures in an experiment.

• Hypothesis

• Control

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

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The ________ is what the scientist wants to test the effects of.

• Hypothesis

• Control

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

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A(n) __________ is a prediction of what you think will happen during your experiment.

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Control Group

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The independent variable goes on the:

• x-axis

• y-axis

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The dependent variable goes on the:

• x-axis

• y-axis

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Which type of graph would best show data that changes over time?

• Line graph

• Bar graph

• Pic chart

• Scatter plot

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What is wrong with the graph?

• Missing axis label

• Should be a line graph

• Numbers are not in equal increments

• x and y axis need to be switched

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Identify the dependent variable.

• Color of the light

• Growth of the plant

• Number of plants

• Number of lights

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Identify the independent variable.

• Color of the light

• Growth of the plant

• Number of plants

• Number of lights

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Identify the independent variable.

• Number of push ups

• Day of the week

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Identify the dependent variable.

• Number of push ups

• Day of the week

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Identify the dependent variable.

• Number of students

• Month of the year

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Identify the independent variable.

• Number of students

• Month of the year

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A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method

• recipe

• data collection

• metric system

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What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Data

• Conclusion

• No Horse Play

• Observe a problem

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This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 

• Hypothesis

• Research

• Observation

• Conclusion

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The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into tables).

• observations

  conclusion

• data

• variables

• hypothesis

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How long you sleep affects your test score. Identify the dependent variable.

• length of sleep

• test score

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Jon set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

• who sets up the experiment

• height of the ramp

• mass of the ball

• distance traveled by the ball

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Time such as minutes, days, and months will always be a(n) ________________ variable when graphing.

• Controlled

• Independent

• Dependent

• Extraneous

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Which would go on the y-axis?

• Time

• # of Bacteria 

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In which section of the scientific method does the graph go? 

• conclusion

• data and observations

• reserach

• analysis

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What is a constant? 

• the normal situation

• the thing we measure in the end

• the thing we are testing

• the thing we keep the same for every part of the experiment

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A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the independent variable? 

• salt water

• fresh water

• growth of plants

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A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the dependent variable? 

• salt water

• fresh water

• growth of plants

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The x-axis shows

• time

• carbon dioxide concentration

• science

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The y-axis shows

• time

• CO2 concentration

• science

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According to the pie chart, how much of a house's water usage is for showers?

• 26.7%

• 13.7%

• 21.7%

• 16.8%

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What type of graph would you make to show how many of your classmates were born in each month of the year?

• line

• bar

• circle

• scatter plot

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What is this graph missing?

• Axes

• Title

• Categories

• None of these

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What conclusions can you draw from this graph?

• The deer population went down over time.

• The deer population went up over time.

• The dear population went up quickly, then down, but then stayed the same.

• There are less dear because of hunters

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You want to make a graph for an experiment you did about plant growth over a two week period of time. What type of graph would you use?

• Column graph

• Line graph

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Which of the following situations
corresponds to this graph? 

• A bicyclist accelerates from a stop, travels at a constant speed, then slows to a stop.

• A car accelerates from a stop, travels at a constant speed, slows, and then travels at a slower speed.

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Both variables increase

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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One variable increases, while the other decreases

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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Each variable increases and decreases

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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The independent variable increases, the dependent variable stays the same

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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Lemon trees that receive the most amount of water, produce the most amount of lemons.

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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A study was done to determine the relationship between braking distance and the depth of tire treads. It was found that the deeper the tire treads, the shorter the braking distance.

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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A scientist measured the height of tides in his local river over a 2 week period. During this time period, he noticed that the tide raised and lowered many times.

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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As "x" increases, "y" increases and decreases in a pattern that is repetitive and predictable

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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As pressure increases, density increases

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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As the height of the sun in the sky increases, the length of your shadow decreases

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship

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As the height of the sun in the sky increases, the length of your shadow decreases

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static/constant relationship

• cyclic relationship

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As the size of a material decreases, its density remains the same

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• constant relationship

• cyclic relationship

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The more time I spend studying, the higher my grades become

• Direct relationship

• Indirect relationship

• static relationship

• cyclic relationship