Scientific Investigation Practice Quiz

What is a statement that tells what an investigation showed, based on observations and data?

• Control group

• Conclusion

• Inference

• Data

What serves as a reference for comparison to the experimental group in a scientific experiment?

• Controlled variable

• Data

• Control group

• Experiment

What is a factor or condition in a scientific experiment that is purposefully kept the same?

• Control group

• Conclusion

• Controlled variable

• Observation

What are measurements or observations collected and recorded in an experiment or investigation called?

• Data

• Inference

• Experiment

• Investigation

What is a scientific test or procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to answer a scientific question?

• Observation

• Experiment

• Inference

• Conclusion

What is an explanation based on evidence that is not directly observed?

• Data

• Control group

• Inference

• Investigation

What is an organized scientific study of the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results?

• Experiment

• Investigation

• Observation

• Inference

What is information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments?

• Observation

• Data

• Conclusion

• Experiment

Which term refers to a group in a scientific experiment that is untreated by the factor being tested?

• Control group

• Controlled variable

• Data

• Inference

Which term describes a factor that is kept the same throughout an experiment?

• Control group

• Controlled variable

• Data

• Conclusion