Ch 2 Scientific Evaluation: Being Objective

The use of evidence to constuct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as knowledge generated through this process.

• applied science

• experiment

• formulation

• science

A controlled situation that allows a scientist or researcher to determine what causes a change to occur

• applied science

• experiment

• science

• variation

A recipe used in the food industry.

• applied science

• experiment

• formulation

• meniscus

A curve at the surface of a liquid.

• formulation

• meniscus

• science

• variation

A change made in an experiment.

• variation

• science

• meniscus

• applied science

A phenomenon is _____.

• a process

• a circumstance

• observable

• All of the above.

For an experiment to be scientific, it must _____.

• in data tables

• include safety precautions

• in a scientifi c journal

• be replicable

Which of the following statements about the metric system is false?

• It is the standard system of measurement used by food scientists.

• It is a decimal system

• It involves multiples of ten.

• It uses ounces, pounds, and quarts.

Which of the following prefi xes represents the largest number?

• Centi

• Deci

• Kilo

• Milli

The metric prefix for one-hundredth is _____.

• kilo

• milli

• centi

• deci