Nature of Science

Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called

• Inferring

• Observing

• Predicting

• Hypothesizing

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A testable prediction is a

• theory

• law

• hypothesis

• conclusion

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Observations that deal with a number or amount are called

• qualitative

• quantitative

The Skittles are yellow, red and green is an example of _____.

• qualitative observations

• quantitative observations

• hypothesis

• inference

The part of an experiment that doesn't change is a _____.

• control group

• controlled variable

• dependent variable

• independent variable

The variable that is changed by the scientist to test a hypothesis is called the _________________________ .

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• controlled variable

• altered variable

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A process that uses observation and experimentation to gain knowledge about events in nature is _________________________.

• hypothesis

• scientific method

• science

• inference

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Which is the best description of the dependent variable?

• the variable that is changed by the scientist

• the measurable variable

• the variable that does not change

• the forgotten variable

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A prediction about a problem that can be tested is ____________________

• variable

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

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When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Constant

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