Chapter 1 Intro to Science

Process used to investigate problems or find explanations is called scientific___.

• inquiry

• knowledge

• data

• experimenting

The variable changed by the experimenter is the___variable.

• responding

• manipulated

• experimental

• tested

Tasting the saltiness of a cracker would be the process of___

• inferring

• experimenting

• predicting

• observing

Seeing a puddle of water in a basement and thinking that rain water entered the house would be the process of___.

• inferring

• experimenting

• forming a conclusion

• predicting

"Average plant growth for the plants in group A was 9 centimeters". This would represent:

• a hypothesis

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

• a manipulate variable

Scientists design a(n)___to test a ___.

• hypothesis, experiment

• experiment, hypothesis

• conclusion, variable

• theory, experiment

"If we add fertilizer to the plants, then we will see more growth". This is called a(n)___.

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• variable

• observation

If we wanted to compare the temperatures of a pond at different times during the day, which of these would be the manipulated variable?

• the depth of the pond

• the size of the pond

• the time of day

• the type of thermometer we use

To determine if our hypothesis is correct, we need to look at___.

• theories

• scientific laws

• our observations

• our responding variables

Being able to make an explanation based on our observations is called___.

• predicting

• collecting data

• inferring

• measuring