Semester Exam

Scientific Method

• State the problem, Gather information, Form a hypothesis, Test the hypothesis, Analyze data, and Draw conclusions.

• Gather information, State the problem, Form a hypothesis, Test the hypothesis, Analyze data, and Draw conclusions.

• State the problem, Gather information, Form a hypothesis, Analyze data, Test the hypothesis, and Draw conclusions.

• State the problem, Form a hypothesis, Gather information, Test the hypothesis, Analyze data, and Draw conclusions.

Hypothesis

• a possible answer to a question or a possible solution to a problem based on what you know and what you observe.

• a possible question to an answer or a possible solution to a problem based on what you know and what you observe.

• a possible question to a answer or a possible problem to a solution based on what you know and what you observe.

• a possible answer to a question or a possible solution to a problem based on what you know and what you can tell.

Experiment

• tests the effect of one thing on another using a control.

• tests the effect of two things on another using a control.

• tests the effect of two things on another using a variable.

• tests the effect of one thing on another using a variable.

Variable

• a quantity that can have more than a single value.

• a quantity that can have more than a value.

• a quantity that can have less than a value.

• a quantity that can have less than a single value.

Dependent Variable

• its value changes according to the changes in the other variables

• its value stays the same according to the changes in the other variables

• its value stays the same according to the changes in the same variables

• its value changes according to the changes in the same variables

Independent Variable

• The variable that is changed to see how it will affect the dependent variable

• The variable that is the same to see how it will affect the dependent variable

• The variable that is the same to see how it will affect the control variable

• The variable that is changed to see how it will affect the control variable

Constant

• A factor that does not change

• A factor that does change

Control Variable

• the standard by which test results can be compared.

• the standard by which test results can be contrasted.

• the standard by which test can be contrasted.

• the standard by which test can be compared.

Bias

• occurs when a scientist’s expectations change how the results are analyzed or conclusions are formed.

• occurs when a scientist’s failures change how the results are analyzed or conclusions are formed.

• occurs when a scientist’s failures change how the tests are analyzed or conclusions are formed.

• occurs when a scientist’s expectations change how the tests are analyzed or conclusions are formed.

Model

• represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it.

• represents an idea, event, or object to destroy people better understand it.

• represents an idea, event, or object to destroy people understand it.

• represents an idea, event, or object to help people understand it.