TOPIC 1 VOCABULARY QUIZ

Science is.........

• the process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation.

• an explanation that is presented as science but that lacks the rigor essential to the scientific method

• human knowledge that involves religions, ethical beliefs, moral precepts, and philosophical ideals.

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Pseudoscience is ..................

• the process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation.

• an explanation that is presented as science but that lacks the rigor essential to the scientific method

• human knowledge that involves religions, ethical beliefs, moral precepts, and philosophical ideals.

Nonscience is ..........

• human knowledge that involves religions, ethical beliefs, moral precepts, and philosophical ideals.

• step-by-step process used by scientists to determine if there is a relationship between two or more variables

• the process of planning an experiment to test a hypothesis. 

Scientific Method is ............

• step-by-step process used by scientists to determine if there is a relationship between two or more variables

• the process of planning an experiment to test a hypothesis.

• a factor that changes in an experiment

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Experimental Design is ............

• the process of planning an experiment to test a hypothesis.

• a factor that changes in an experiment

• factor that is purposely changed in an experiment

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Variable is ..........

• a factor that changes in an experiment

• factor that is purposely changed in an experiment

• factor that changes when the independent variable is changed

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Independent Variable is ........

• factor that is purposely changed in an experiment

• And educated guess

• receiving information using tools

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Dependent Variable is .................

• factor that changes when the independent variable is changed

• receives no experimental treatment

• a factor that changes in an experiment

Control Group is ............

• The group that receives no experimental treatment, used as a comparison to the other groups

• The group that is the experimental group

• The group receives the experimental treatment

Hypothesis is .................

• a tentative answer to your research question that has not yet been tested

• gathering information using your senses

• drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.