Nature of Science Final Exam

Replication is when one scientist

• copies another scientist's experiment.

• laughs at another scientist's experiment.

• repeats their own experiment several times.

• clones another scientist.

Repetition is when one scientist

• copies another scientist's experiment.

• bumps into another scientists.

• repeats their own experiment several times.

• clones a T. rex.

There were 13 skittles in the bag. This is an example of..

• Qualitative Data

• Quantitative Data

The candy was sour. This is an example of..

• Qualitative Data

• Quantitative Data

Which one is a good hypothesis?

• If we mix blue and yellow water together, the water will turn green.

• We'll mix blue and yellow water together, then the water will turn green.

• If we mix blue and yellow water together, then the water will turn green because blue water tints yellow water to have a green reflection.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and fertilizer. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant

• The amount of sunlight

• The growth of the plant

• The type of liquid

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and fertilizer. In this investigation, the dependent variable is ...

• The type of plant

• The amount of sunlight

• The growth of the plant

• The type of liquid

Ms. Kiss wants to know how adding flour effects the chewiness of her chocolate chip cookies. Which of the following would NOT be one of her control variables?

• amount of time she cooks the cookies for

• amount of chocolate chips

• temperature she bakes the cookies at

• amount of flour

The variable we manipulate or test is the..

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

The variable we measure and observe is the..

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable