Scientific Method Review

"The insect in Container B has six appendages" is an example of what type of scientific observation?

• quanitative
• qualitative
• inference
• hypothesis

The main reason that diagrams, tables and graphs of data are used by scientists is to-

• organize data
• verify the conclusion
• test a hypothesis
• create an experiment

A hypothesis is a statement that-

• can be tested
• is almost always true
• is almost always false
• is the same as a theory

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

This is the data that you get from your experiment.

• Results
• conclusion
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Observation

• Act of recognizing a fact using your senses
• Information organized for analysis
• Conclusion or reason proposed to explain an observation

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True or False: A hypothesis must be stated in a way that is testable.

• True
• False

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Which of the following is an example of quanitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• the description of an odor that a chemical produces

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis

When you decide whether or not your data that you collected supports your original hypothesis, you are doing what?

• Asking a Question
• Drawing conclusions
• Testing the experiment
• Communicating your Results

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