ICP Final Exam December 2024

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1. In which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses?

• Drawing conclusions
• making observations
• analyzing data

2. A proposed answer to a question that is testable is a

• Hypothesis
• Data
• conclusion

3. What happens when the data in an investigation do not support the original hypothesis?

• The scientist gives up and starts an investigation on a new topic.
• The data must be incorrect and are thrown out.
• The hypothesis will be revised.

4. How do scientist communicate the results of investigations?

• By publishing articles in scientific journals.
• By giving talks at scientific conferences.
• by exchanging e-mails.
• All of the above.

5. In a scientific investigation, the variable that changes because of the independent variable is the

• dependent (responding) variable
• closed variable
• independent (manipulated) variable

6. In a scientific investigation, the variable that causes the other to change is the

• controlled variable
• independent variable
• dependent variable

7. What is a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature?

• A scientific law
• A scientific theory
• A hypothesis

8. Which of the following statements is true about scientific theories?

• Scientific theories become scientific laws.
• Scientific theories are never proven.
• Scientific theories become hypothesis.

9. The SI base unit of mass is the

• kilogram
• liter
• meter