Physical Science A Unit 1 Test - Scientific Method and

An educated guess.

• Scientific Method

• Single Variable

• Control

• Hypothesis

Group in an experiment that is missing the independent variable but is the same as the experimental group in every other way.

• Scientific Method
• Single Variable
• Control
• Hyopthesis

Step by step process that scientists have developed to help them solve problems and test ideas.

• Scientific Method
• Single Variable
• Control
• Hypothesis

A factor being tested, the one factor that is different from all others in an experiment.

• Scientific Method
• Independent Variable
• Control
• Hypothesis

An activity or group of activities performed to test a hypothesis.

• Experiment
• Data
• Theory
• Conclusion

In the scientific method scientists often educated guesses or?

• Variables
• Factors
• Hypothesis
• Conclusions

Sometimes the scientific process must be repeated.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a hypothesis?

• Must be made with background knowledge

• Must be testable

• Must organizes the IV and DV

• Must always be correct

In a hypothesis written in the "If, then" format, which variable comes first?

• Independent
• Dependent

The step of the scientific method that would come after testing is:

• Inferencing
• Hypothesizing
• Peer Review
• Analyzing Data