Scientific method and Engineering Design process

Making a statement or claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence is called

• observing

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

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The five steps of the engineering design process in order are

• plan, ask, imagine, improve, create

• plan, create, ask, imagine, improve

• create, ask, imagine , improve, plan

• ask, imagine, plan, create, improve

Observations that deal with a number or amount are called

• manipulated observations

• quantitative observations

• qualitative observations

• operational observations

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A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is called a(n)

• prediction

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers are called

• manipulated observations

• quantitative observations

• qualitative observations

• responding observations

In a scientific experiment, facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations are called

• data

• manipulated variables

• responding variables

• laws

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When scientists create a representation of a complex process, they are

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

• making models

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A working model used to test a design is called a

• patent

• prototype

• trade-off

• product

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In science, a hypothesis must be

• correct

• manipulated

• controlled

• testable

What is the goal of technology?

• to produce and deliver cereal

• to understand how the natural world functions

• to study the natural world

• to improve the way people live