Scientific Method Flash Cards

What do scientists do in order to learn more about the world?

• They study, ask questions, and conduct experiments.

• The only conduct experiments

• They only ask questions

• They only study

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A statement about what you see, hear, feel, taste, or smell is called a/an...

• inference

• observation

• conclusion

• hypothesis

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What are inferences based on?

• conclusions

• changes and results

• background knowledge and observations

When scientists conduct an experiment, they follow a set of steps. What is that called?

• trials

• scientific observation

• variables

• scientific method

What is the first step of the scientific method?

• make a hypothesis

• ask a question that might be answered

• draw a conclusion

• evaluate data

What is a hypothesis?

• something changed by the scientist on purpose

• data

• an educated guess about what might happen ( based on facts)

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Factors in an experiment that can affect the results are called...

• variables

• questions

• answers

• graphs

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An independent variable is...

• what stays the same

• what a scientist changes on purpose

• the result

Another word for independent variable is...

• unchanged

• manipulated

• result

When the scientist finishes gathering the information, what he/she should do?

• trials

• analyze the data

• constants

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