Brainpop Scientific Method

Which statement describes the relationship between the scientific method and the scientific process?

• The scientific method is another name for the scientific process

• The scientific method is part of the scientific process

• The scientific method is an alternative to the scientific process

• The scientific method is the end result of the scientific process

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The scientific process is most similar to:

• Following a recipe

• Learning a language

• Building a bridge

• Solving a mystery

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Each of the following can be used to make observations, except:

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What do all hypotheses have in common?

• They are proposed at the beginning of the scientific process

• They are tested by experimentation

• They are rejected due to growing evidence

• They become accepted scientific knowledge

Which of the following can be considered evidence?

• An observation

• A surprising result of an experiment

• An expected result of an experiment

• All of the above

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Scientists view a disproved hypothesis as:

• A wasted effort

• An exception

• An opportunity to investigate further

• The goal of the scientific process

The statement "The scientific process is open-ended" means:

• The process can go in unexpected directions

• Questions have more than one answer

• Experiments never end

• Scientists publish findings without peer review

Scientific predictions can best be described as:

• Problems you expect to identify

• Question you expect to ask

• Experiments you expect to run

• Evidence you expect to find

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Peer-reviewed papers are considered trustworthy because they:

• Have more than one author

• Prove their hypotheses

• Have been checked by other scientists

• Are published frequently

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Which of the following is closest to scientific fact?

• A hypothesis

• A theory

• An opinion

• A prediction