SOL 6.1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the process of noticing and recording something in nature?

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Inference

• Experiment

Which term refers to a testable explanation or answer to a question in science?

• Control

• Hypothesis

• Dependent Variable

• Inference

What is an inference?

• A guess about the future

• A conclusion based on observations

• A type of experiment

• A change made to the independent variable

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What do you call the process of testing a hypothesis?

• Observation

• Inference

• Experiment

• Conclusion

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Which variable is changed or manipulated by the experimenter?

• Dependent Variable

• Control

• Independent Variable

• Constant

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Which variable is measured and affected in an experiment?

• Control

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Constant

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What is a control group in an experiment?

• The variable that is changed and is used to compare the results of the experiment.

• The factor that stays the same throughout the experiment.

• The group that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used to compare the results of the experiment.

• The factor that is measured and is used to compare the results of the experiment.

What is a constant in an experiment?

• A variable that is kept the same

• A group used for comparison

• A hypothesis that is tested

• A measurement of the dependent variable

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. 
What's the dependent variable?

• increase the amount of iron in your blood
• spinach you eat

What is science?

• A collection of random facts.

• Science is solely based on personal beliefs.
• The study of ancient civilization.

• The study of the of the natural world around us through observation and experimentation.

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