SM Quiz #2

What are the senses scientist use everyday?

• echo location, water pressure, air pressure, sight, touch
• taste, touch, radar, sound, magnetic sense
• echo location, infrared vision, ultraviolet vision, magnetic location, electric pulse.
• sight, sound, taste, touch, smell

Experiment is the 5th Step, what are the two steps before experiment?

• Purpose, Research
• Research, Hypothesis
• Analyze, Conclusion
• Question, Research

Which sense does a scientist use mostly?

• Touch
• Taste
• Smell
• Sight

A "controlled experiment" is to _________?

• Testing a hypothesis.
• Researching a question.
• Stating the purpose of the experiment
• Testing the conclusion.

The correct order for the Scientific Method is __,__,__,__,__,__,__.

• C,A,E,H,R,Q,P.
• P,R,E,C,A,Q,H.
• P,Q,R,H,E,A,C.
• P,E,C,Q,H,A,R.

An "independent variable" in an experiment is ____________?

• Something being changed.
• Something that is being effected.
• Something that is affecting.
• The results of the experiment.

Why does a scientist "communicate" their conclusion or results?

• A) To show off the cool experiment they did.
• B) To share the ideas with the world.
• C) To improve the world around them.
• D) Answers B & C.

A "dependent variable" is 

• The item changed in the experiment.
• The final product of the experiment.
• The data collected in the experiment.
• The question of the experiment.

To "Analyze" my experiment, is to _____________?

• Prove my question was right.
• Prove my research was correct.
• Prove that ducks have lips.
• Prove that my hypothesis was right or wrong.

Purpose in the SM is _____________________?

• The reason why.
• The main idea.
• The topic I am to research.
• All of the answers.