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Grade 8 Scientific Method
A personal opinion that can affect an observation is a
  1. scientific law.
  2. bias.
  3. variable.
  4. hypothesis.
Grade 8 Scientific Method
What is NOT a component of critical thinking?
  1. using what you already know
  2. being skeptical
  3. identifying facts and opinions
  4. assuming something is true
Grade 8 Scientific Method
Often the first step in gathering scientific knowledge is
  1. taking notes.
  2. predicting answers.
  3. asking questions.
  4. good lab technique.
Grade 8 Scientific Method
In which case would you revise a hypothesis?
  1. when you have no prior knowledge of a subject
  2. when you do not have enough data to make a graph
  3. when your experimental design does not work
  4. when experimental results do not support the original hypothesis
Grade 8 Scientific Method
A hypothesis must be                .
  1. proved
  2. disproved
  3. tested
  4. observed
Grade 8 Scientific Method
A testable prediction is a(n)
  1. hypothesis.
  2. experiment.
  3. variable.
  4. constant.
Grade 8 Scientific Method
Observing is sensing things you can
  1. see, hear, smell, taste and feel.
  2. throw.
  3. see and hear only.
Grade 8 Scientific Method
To draw a conclusion for an experiment, you must know the
  1. hypothesis.
  2. procedure.
  3. data.
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Scientific Method
Constants in an experiment
  1. do not change.
  2. always change.
  3. sometimes change.
  4. are seldom used.
Grade 8 Scientific Method
What action uses the five senses to perceive something?
  1. variable
  2. inference
  3. observation
  4. theory
Grade 8 Scientific Method
A factor that can change in an experiment is a
  1. conclusion.
  2. variable.
  3. hypothesis.
  4. theory.
Grade 8 Scientific Method
Predictions about what will happen can be based on
  1. controls.
  2. technology.
  3. prior knowledge.
  4. number of trials.
Grade 8 Scientific Method
Which action makes it more likely that experimental results are valid?
  1. adding bias
  2. communicating uncertain results
  3. picking two hypotheses
  4. conducting multiple trials
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