S8 Chem (6) - Testing hypotheses

How did the ancient Greeks and other cultures long ago study the world?

• Science

• Natural philosophy

• Study of religious documents

• Using computers

TRUE or FALSE: Science can prove something

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is a method for deciding a research topic?

• Thinking about nature

• Figuring out what interests you

• Reading other science work

• All answers are correct

Most scientific observations are made using our sense of:

• Taste

• Touch

• Sight

• Hearing

The variable that you change during an experiment is known as the ___ variable

• Independent

• Dependent

• Unknown

• Control

The statement of no different/effect is known as:

• Null hypothesis

• Alternative hypothesis

• Control hypothesis

• Proven hypothesis

Which is the most common percentage tolerance for being wrong that scientists accept?

• 10%

• 1%

• 5%

• 50%

Information that is written in words is called ___ information

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Which of the following is an example of continuous data?

• Number of pushups that you can do each day

• Number of cats in litters of kittens

• The temperature recorded over a week

• Number of honks each driver does at a goose on the road

How would be the best way to display discrete data?

• A chart with a line connecting points

• A chart with separate column for each value