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Grade 9 Scientific Method
A dependent variable is the
  1. result you are measuring.
  2. variable that the scientist changes.
  3. amount of something you add to a mixture.
  4. group you do not change.
Grade 9 Scientific Method
In an experiment, what are you doing?
  1. making an educated guess
  2. following steps to test your hypothesis
  3. recording possible errors
  4. stating a question
Grade 9 Scientific Method
The words infer and generalize are almost equivalent.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Scientific Method

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Which statement is a hypothesis?
  1. Vitamin C will prevent a common cold.
  2. If a student takes vitamin C, then they are more likely to avoid the common cold.
  3. If a student stays healthy, then they take vitamin C.
  4. What will happen to the students taking vitamin C?
Grade 9 Scientific Method
What term describes all the observations on which scientific explanations are based?
  1. empirical evidence
  2. pseudoscience
  3. peer review
  4. science
Grade 9 Scientific Method
Facts, figures, and other evidence learned through observation are
  1. variables.
  2. experiments.
  3. questions.
  4. data.
Grade 9 Scientific Method
A scientific explanation of large amounts of data based on many observations and repeated experiments is a(n)
  1. experiment.
  2. theory.
  3. law.
  4. conclusion.
  5. hypothesis.
Grade 9 Scientific Method
Which scenario describes a type of scientific inquiry? (Select all that apply.)
  1. observing the mating habits of snowy egrets
  2. testing the effects of a new drug on a disease
  3. recording how long it takes a person to run a race
  4. listening to different kinds of music for an afternoon
  5. cooking a large pot of pasta and meatballs
  6. measuring how tall plants grow when given different fertilizers
Grade 9 Scientific Method
If you have an answer supported by evidence, that answer is your
  1. hypothesis.
  2. analysis.
  3. conclusion.
  4. wrap-up.
Grade 9 Scientific Method
What is the standard by which test results can be compared?
  1. dependent variable
  2. independent variable
  3. control
  4. constant
Grade 9 Scientific Method
A prediction is
  1. the reason you think something happened.
  2. the process used to complete an experiment.
  3. checking your results.
  4. what you think will happen.
Grade 9 Scientific Method
What do observations ultimately lead to?
  1. inferences
  2. graphs
  3. data
  4. variables
Grade 9 Scientific Method
Which of these questions is a scientific question?
  1. Are the laws of physics constant in different universes?
  2. Is there life on the Moon?
  3. If a tree fell where no one has ever been, would it make sound?
  4. What was the first thought you had as a baby?
Grade 9 Scientific Method
                are a synthesis of information used to explain a phenomenon.
  1. Conclusions
  2. Theories
  3. Postulates
  4. Data
Grade 9 Scientific Method
Which is NOT a goal of science?
  1. to investigate and understand the natural world
  2. to explain events in the natural world
  3. to use data to support a particular point of view
  4. to use derived explanations to make useful predictions
Grade 9 Scientific Method
Science is a process for producing knowledge methodically and
  1. quickly.
  2. logically.
  3. ethically.
  4. sustainably.
Grade 9 Scientific Method
Results of scientific experiments are private.
  1. True
  2. False
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