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Sci 1
Question | Answer |
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What is the goal of science? | To make a hypothesis and ask questions |
What is an observation? | To observe something |
What is an inference? | A conclusion |
What is a Quantitative Observation? | A Quantity of something |
Give 2 examples of Quantitative observations (i listed 4) | 3, 9, 69, 4 |
What is a Qualitative observation? | a Quality of something |
Give 2 examples of Qualitative Observations (i listed 3) | red, shiny, round |
What is the Scientific Method? Why do we use it? | Something we use to help understand some things |
List the steps to the scientific method | 1. Make Observations 2. Ask a Question 3. Form a Hypothesis 4. Test Hypothesis 5. Analyze Data 6. Make Conclusions |
How is a scientific question different from any old question? | Because it's SCIENTIFIC |
Give an example of a scientific question | Where did the energy for the big bang come from |
What is a hypothesis | a guess |
What is the purpose of doing an experiment or study? | Because if we didn't we wouldn't even know how to make cheese |
What is a variable | A part of an experiment that can be changed |
What is a control group | A group of something that stays completely the same |
What is an experimental group | A group that you perform experiments on |
What is an independent variable | a variable that does not change |
What is a dependent variable | a variable that changes |
Why must you test only one independent variable at a time | it might mess up the other independent variables |
What is data | Facts and Statistics |
Be sure you know how to read | tables, charts, and graphs |
What is a conclusion | an end |
What is a scientific theory | A Theory |
What is a scientific law | Gravity |