Scientific Method Quiz Review

What are the six steps to the scientific method?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Getting information using the 5 senses is known as an....

• Observation

• Inference

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A conclusion that is drawn by the observation that one has made is known as an...

• Observation

• Inference

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

• An idea that is given as an “If...then...statement”

• An idea that can be proven or disproven

• An idea that can never be proven

• A testable idea that leads to a scientific investigation

Everything in an experiment BUT the one thing you are testing that stays the same is known as the...

Example: If you are testing the effect of the amount of water on plant growth, factors such as amount of sunlight, plant type, and moisture must stay the SAME.

• Constant

• Variable

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

The “Normal” group in an experiment. You can COMPARE your results to this one (nothing happened to it).

Example: If you are testing the effect of the amount of water on plant growth, this group of plants receives the recommended amount of water.

• Constant

• Variable

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

The group you are testing in an experiment is known as the...

Example: If you are testing the effect of the amount of water on plant growth, this group of plants receives no water and one group of plants receives lots of water.

• Constant

• Variable

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

The thing in an experiment that is being tested and that you are IN CONTROL OF is known as the...

Example: If you are testing the effect of the amount of water on plant growth, this would be the amount of water given to the plant.

• Constant

• Control Group

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

The thing in an experiment that is being measured and DEPENDS on what you do to it.

Example: If you are testing the effect of the amount of water on plant growth, this would be the the amount of plant growth.

• Control Group

• Constant

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

A preference or favor towards a particular result is known as a(n)

• Bias

• Error