Forensics Quiz 6: Experimental Design

What is a placebo?

• A single celled organism

• A fake pill or injection

• A surgical procedure

• An over the counter medication

Which variable(s) is/are the scientist altering?

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Control variable

• Constant variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which variable(s) do not change?

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Control variable

• Constant variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which variable(s) is/are the results?

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Control variable

• Constant variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a hypothesis?

• A guess

• An inquiry question

• A proportional relationship

• An educated guess

What is a control group?

• A group that is tested.

• A group that represents the independent variable.

• A group that represents the dependent variable.

• A group used for comparison to a tested group

What is the Placebo Effect?

• A placebo pill working.

• A placebo pill not working.

• A beneficial effect due to the belief in the treatment.

• A side effect of a sugar pill.

What is used to study causal relationships?

• Expeditions

• Explorations

• Experiments

• Expositions

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A good procedure

• has numerical steps

• is just like a recipe

• is repeatable

• has all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A good conclusion

• responds to the hypothesis.

• proves or disproves the hypothesis.

• states how the experiment could be improved

• has all of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4