Scientific Method

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What is the variable in an experiment that is changed by the scientist?

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Independent variable

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What do you call the observation that the basketball is orange with black lines?

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Observation

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What is a way to learn about the natural world?

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Science

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True or False: Deduction doesn’t really lead to new knowledge.

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True

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In the statement 'If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood,' what is the dependent variable?

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Increase the amount of iron in your blood

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What is the variable that is measured in an experiment?

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Dependent variable

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What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?

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To provide a standard for comparison

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What is the first step of the scientific method?

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Ask a question

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What do you call a testable prediction in an experiment?

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Hypothesis

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What is the process of drawing conclusions based on observations called?

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Inference