Inquiry Unit Test Review

What is an observation?

• Observation made using a measuring device

• Observation made using the five senses

• Made by using the five senses or taking measurements

What is a qualitative observation?

• Observation made using a measuring device

• Observation made using the five senses

• Made by using the five senses or taking measurements

What is a quantitative observation?

• Observation made using a measuring device

• Observation made using the five senses

• Made by using the five senses or taking measurements

What is a variable?

• anything a scientist keeps the same, constant, in an experiment

• anything a scientist measures, manipulates, and keeps the same in an experiment

• The variable that occurs as a result of the changed variable. Data is collected on this

• The variable that is changed in an experiment

What is a manipulated variable?

• anything a scientist keeps the same, constant, in an experiment

• anything a scientist measures, manipulates, and keeps the same in an experiment

• The variable that occurs as a result of the changed variable. Data is collected on this

• The variable that is changed in an experiment

What is a responding variable?

• anything a scientist keeps the same, constant, in an experiment

• anything a scientist measures, manipulates, and keeps the same in an experiment

• The variable that occurs as a result of the changed variable. Data is collected on this

• The variable that is changed in an experiment

What is a control variable?

• anything a scientist keeps the same, constant, in an experiment

• anything a scientist measures, manipulates, and keeps the same in an experiment

• The variable that occurs as a result of the changed variable. Data is collected on this

• The variable that is changed in an experiment

What is a Hypothesis?

• Gathering information so scientists can communicate what they find.

• When scientists theorize what WILL happen in an experiment.

• When scientists take what they observe and what they know and draw conclusions about what is happening.

What is a conclusion?

• Gathering information so scientists can communicate what they find.

• When scientists theorize what WILL happen in an experiment.

• This is the part where you write what happened using data as evidence.

What is data collection?

• Gathering information so scientists can communicate what they find.

• When scientists theorize what WILL happen in an experiment.

• When scientists take what they observe and what they know and draw conclusions about what is happening.