Scientific Inquiry

What is a factor that can change in an experiment?

• Claim

• Variable

• Scientific Inquiry

• Hypothesis

Factor that you keep the same in an experiment

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Controlled Variable

• Operational Definition

What variable in an experiment is measured? - it is also called the responding variable.

For example: measuring the amount of mold on bread

• Dependent variable

• Operational Definition

• Independent Variable

• Control Variable

What are diverse ways that scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence?

• Scientific Law

• Scientific Theory

• Scientific Inquiry

• Scientific Calculator

What can be defined as:

a possible explanation for a set of observations, or an educated guess that must be "testable."

• Scientific Theory

• Communicating

• Hypothesis

• Claim

Why do scientists conduct experiments?

• To make a lot of money.

• To ask a question.

• To make a hypothesis.

• To prove a prediction is correct.

If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.

What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

• Procedure

• Hypothesis

• Question

• Results

The step-by-step procedure used to solve a problem is called the:

• English System

• Metric System

• Scientific Method

• Surgical Procedure

During an experiment, the group that does not receive the variable or change is the:

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control

• hypothesis

Scientific inquiry usually begins by:

• forming a hypothesis

• running an experiment

• constructing a theory

• making an observation