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Vocab Quiz #1: Scientific Concepts 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What must stay the same throughout an experiment?

a)

Criteria

b)

Control

c)

Constant

d)

Data

2.

In an experiment, what is the standard that is used for comparison?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Control

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Observation

3.

What is a list of needs that the solution must be designed to meet?

a)

Data

b)

Criteria

c)

Inference

d)

Dependent Variable

4.

What is the term for evidence or information gathered from observations?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Data

c)

Inference

d)

Observation

5.

What is the measurable effect, outcome, or response in an investigation that the researcher is watching for, often plotted on the y-axis?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Control

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

Constant

6.

What is a testable prediction in scientific research?

a)

Observation

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Inference

d)

Criteria

7.

Which variable is manipulated or changed in an experiment and is often plotted on the x-axis?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Data

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Constant

8.

What is a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning?

a)

Observation

b)

Data

c)

Inference

d)

Hypothesis

9.

What term describes information obtained through the senses?

a)

Criteria

b)

Data

c)

Inference

d)

Observation

10.

An event that can be observed and/or documented.

a)

Procedure

b)

Phenomenon

c)

Question

d)

Problem

11.

Something that needs to be solved or overcome.

a)

Question

b)

Phenomenon

c)

Problem

d)

Procedure

12.

Step-by-step instructions for completing the experiment.

a)

Phenomenon

b)

Question

c)

Problem

d)

Procedure

13.

Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic.

a)

Graph

b)

Qualitative Data

c)

Quantiative Data

d)

Evidence

14.

Data in the form of numbers, represented by measurements or counting.

a)

Evidence

b)

Qualitative Data

c)

Quantitiatve Data

d)

Graph

15.

A statement that requires an answer.

a)

Phenomenon

b)

Problem

c)

Question

d)

Evidence