Scientific Method, Nature of Science, Measurement, Graphing

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be worked with at a time? 

• one
• none
• two or more
• how ever many makes sense.

Recording data on how yellow or orange leaves turn in October by describing them as "green" "slightly yellow" "very yellow" or "orange" is ____ data

• quantitative
• qualitative

If I study for my scientific method quiz, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?

• Scientific Method
• Studying
• Independent variable
• Test score

When collecting data, where do we put it first?

• data table
• graph
• anywhere on the paper
• we just memorize it

Which axis does the independent variable go on?

• X-axis
• Y-axis
• Both the X-axis and Y-axis
• neither the X-axis or Y-axis

This dart board represents

• both accuracy and precision
• neither accuracy nor precision
• only accuracy
• only precision

What do you have to know to determine if a set of data is accurate?

• when it was collected
• how it was collected
• the actual value