Scientific Method

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

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

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There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• quantitative
• qualitative

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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

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

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

A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment. 

• obervations
• question/problem
• materials
• procedures

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Which statement is an inference about this picture?

• The van is tan.
• The  van ran into KFC. 
• The driver was hungry. 
• Red and white are part of the KFC building. 

Two types of data scientists collect are...

• hypothesis and theory
• qualitative and quantitative
• myths and fables
• metric and standard measurements

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Jane Goodall video recorded chimpanzees hunting pigs, this type of data is called ___

• qualitative
• quantitative
• field study
• observation

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

• distance traveled by the ball

• height of the ramp

• mass of the ball

• weight of the ball

Mrs. Hedges sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the dependent variable.

• height of the ramp

• distance traveled by the ball

• mass of the ball

• weight of the ball