The Scientific Method

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

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis
• question/problem
• procedures
• conclusion

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

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On what axis should the independent variable always be?

• X
• Y

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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

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A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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Dependent variable means

• the scientist controls what to test
• educated guess
• ask a question
• what is being measured

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If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. 
What's the dependent variable?

• increase the amount of iron in your blood
• spinach you eat

If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?

• True
• How fast you get to school
• Riding a bike or walking
• False

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