Scientific Method Review

The process of obtaining information by using senses is called a/an

• observation

• inquiry

• scientific method

• conclusion

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a series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions

• scientific method

• hypothesis

• observation

• experiment

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a conclusion is

• a paragraph that uses information from your experiment to support or disprove you hypothesis

• a graph that shows your results

• the steps you take to complete your experiment

• what you think will happen

which of the following hypotheses are written correctly?

• If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bonce as high.

• If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as the one that is not frozen.

• If i heat up a tennis ball, it will bounce high.

• Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.

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when you decide whether or not the data from the experiment supports your original hypothesis you are

• drawing conclusions

• making observations

• forming a hypothesis

• asking questions

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which statement includes a quantitative observation?

• There are five pencils on my desk.

• The boy can jump high.

• The radio sounds loud.

• The rock is green.

Which statement includes a qualitative observation?

• The boy is wearing a blue, long sleeve, Nike t shirt with a red hood.

• The boy is 52 incles tall.

• The mouse is small.

• I like books.

A prediction or statement that can be tested is a/an

• hypothesis

• constant

• observation

• conclusion

Facts, figures, and other evidence learned through observations are called

• data

• variables

• experiments

• questions

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Your friends return from a canoe trip on the lake and they are dripping wet. What inference might you make?

• Their clothes are wet.

• They tipped the canoe.

• They are skillful at canoeing.

• They are starving.