Concept 1: Nature of Science Quiz

What is the Definition of Science

• a way of seeing the world

• the way an experiment is done

• a particular way of knowing about the World

• A subject in school

"a broad concept or principle that describes patterns in nature or the HOW of the way something is" Describes which vocab word:

• Theory

• Law

• Fact

• Independent variable

"An explanation of an observed phenomenon, or the explanation of WHY" is the definition of which vocab word:

• dependent variable

• fact

• law

• Theory

Which of the following in an observation (Hint it's a Quantitative observation)

• The kid is hungry

• The kid has 3 cookies in his mouth

• the kid is at home

• the kid is talking to his grandma

Which of the following is an inference?

• The kid is eating cookies

• the kid has brown hair

• The kid is hungry

• The kid is wearing a shirt

Precision is...

• how close your measurements are to each other.

• How close your measurement is to the correct or accepted value.

• a way of life

Accuracy is...

• how close your measurements are to each other

• how close your measurements are to the correct or accepted value.

Which of the following is the general flow of conducting an experiment

• test hypothesis, draw conclusions, ask a question, form a hypothesis, analyze data, background research

• draw a conclusion, test hypothesis, ask a question, analyze data, conduct background research, construct a hypothesis.

• Ask a question, conduct background research, construct a hypothsis, test hypothesis, analyze data, draw a conclusion

The independent Variable is the... (pick all correct answers)

• The part the experimenter will change between groups

• effect

• graphed on the X-axis

• graphed on the y-Axis

The dependent variable is.... (select all correct)

• Cause

• The part being measured

• graphed on the y-axis

• Graphed on the x-axis