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Scientific Method Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are observations that are measured or counted called?

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

2.

What data represents information that is not represented by numbers?

a)

Qualitative Data

b)

Quantitative Data

3.
It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way
a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Error
d)
Extrapolation
4.

How close a measurement is to the accepted value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

5.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
6.
?
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
7.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
8.
A scientific ____________ is a broad explanation for events that is widely accepted as true.
a)
law
b)
theory
c)
observation
d)
method
9.

The independent variable...

a)

Can be whatever we want it to be

b)

Changes based on the other variable

10.

The dependent variable...

a)

Can be whatever we want it to be

b)

Changes based on the other variable

11.

The independent variable is:

a)

x

b)

y

12.

The dependent variable is:

a)

x

b)

y

13.

The group in an experiment that DOES NOT receive treatment would be called...

a)

Experimental Group

b)

Placebo Group

14.

A scientific test done under controlled conditions

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Controlled Experiment

c)

Dependent Variable

15.

An observation that lies an abnormal distance from other values in a random sample

a)

Outlier Data

b)

Quantitative Data