Scientific Inquiry & Metrics (Ch 1)

Observations that cannot be expressed in numbers are called

• qualitation observations

• manipulated observations

• quantitative observations

• responding observations

When scientists put things into categories or group together items that are alike, they are

• classifying

• predicting

• observing

• inferring

To find the answer to a question, such as why bread left on the kitchen counter eventually molds, is an example of

• using scientific inquiry (or conducting a scientific investigation)

• making a prediction

• delveloping a theory

• collecting data

Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on what you already know is called

• inferring

• classifying

• predicting

• observing

When scientists create a representation of something that cannot be directly observed, they are

• making models

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

You are going to conduct an experiment to study the effects of light on the growth of plants. The independent variable in the experiment is

• the amount of light used.

• how high the plant grows.

• how fast the plant grows.

• how smart the scientist is.

The following items can help you interpret your data:

Group of answer choices

• all of these answers

• diagrams

• graphs

• models

A scientific experiment in which all variables are controlled but one is called a

• controlled experiment.

• biased experiment.

• subjective experiment.

• an experiment that’s just plain wrong.

Facts, figures, and other evidence collected during a scientific investigation are called

• data

• variables

• conclusions

• hypotheses

The factors that can change in an experiment are called

• data

• variables

• conclusions

• hypotheses