Reasoning and Experiment Terms

What kind of reasoning is this?

My dad has curly hair. My brother also has curly hair. Therefore, everyone I'm related to might have curly hair too.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Faulty

What kind of reasoning is this?

All planets in our solar system have elliptical orbits around the Sun. Venus is a planet in our solar system. Venus has an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

• Inductive

• Deductive

• Faulty

What's the control group in this experiment?

Tony wanted to discover the reactivity of soda with different additives. To test this, he got three bottles of the same soda and put Mentos in one, baking soda in another, and nothing in the third.

• The sodas with additives

• The sodas with nothing added

• All of the sodas

• There isn't one

What is the independent variable in this experiment?

Tony wanted to discover the reactivity of soda with different additives. To test this, he got three bottles of the same soda and put Mentos in one, baking soda in another, and nothing in the third.

• The additives to the soda

• The type of soda

• The reactivity of the soda

• None of these

What's the dependent variable in this experiment?

Tony wanted to discover the reactivity of soda with different additives. To test this, he got three bottles of the same soda and put Mentos in one, baking soda in another, and nothing in the third.

• The additives to the soda

• The types of soda

• The reactivity of the soda

• None of these

What is the experimental group in this experiment?

Tony wanted to discover the reactivity of soda with different additives. To test this, he got three bottles of the same soda and put Mentos in one, baking soda in another, and nothing in the third.

• The soda with nothing added

• The sodas with additives

• There isn't one

• All of the sodas

What kind of reasoning is this?

You observe that every time you touch a metal surface, you feel a shock. Therefore, you conclude that all metal surfaces probably generate shocks when touched.

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

What term is when an idea consistently explains a phenomenon?

• Theory

• Law

• Peer Review

• None of these

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What term is a statement that describes a recognizable and repeating pattern in nature?

• Theory

• Law

• None of these

What reasoning starts at a general premise/theory and works down to a specific fact?

• Deductive

• Inductive