Scientific Method

Which part of an experiment serves as the standard for comparison?

• Hypothesis

• Control Group

• Variable

• Constant

A testable prediction that predicts a cause and effect relationship between variables is:

• inference

• hypothesis

• observation

• analysis

On a graph, where do we find the dependent variable?

• Y axis

• X axis

• In the title

• in the key

Where do we find the independent variable

• y axis

• X axis

• in the key

• in the title

What is the factor in an experiment that changes in response to the independent variable?

• control group

• constant

• independent variable

• dependent variable

What is the first thing you should do if your lab partner's clothes catch fire:

• tell the teacher

• Use a fire extinguisher

• Do nothing. It will burn out eventually

• panic

what is 950,200 in scientific notation

• .9502X10^-6

• .9502X10^6

• 9.502X10^5

• 9.502X10^-5

The "cause" of the experiment or what we are manipulating is the:

• independent variable

• Dependent variable

• constant

• control group

Which is not part of the scientific method:

• observing and recording data

• forming a hypothesis

• developing a model

• discarding data that doesn't match the hypothesis

What graph should you use if your are trying to show percentages?

• line graph

• bar graph

• scatter plot

• circle graph