Scientific Method and Facts Quiz

What is the process of discovering new facts and creating explanations based on those facts called?

• Experiment

• Science

• Data

• Hypothesis

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Which of the following best defines a "fact" in science?

• An opinion that is widely accepted

• A bit of information that is true, coming from data collected from observations and experiments

• A guess based on limited evidence

• A prediction about future events

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Why do scientists use the scientific method?

• To memorize facts

• To answer questions about the natural world

• To create opinions

• To avoid experiments

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What does it mean if something is "testable"?

• It can be ignored

• It can be evaluated critically, usually using data

• It is always true

• It is a personal belief

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What does "falsifiable" mean in science?

• Able to be proven true by an experiment

• Able to be proven false by an observation or experiment

• Always correct

• Not related to experiments

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What are "multiple working hypotheses"?

• One hypothesis tested at a time

• Two or more hypotheses that can be tested simultaneously or in sequence

• Hypotheses that cannot be tested

• Hypotheses that are always correct

Which of the following is a requirement for a scientific hypothesis?

• It must be popular

• It must be both testable and falsifiable

• It must be complicated

• It must be proven true

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a fact in science?

• Comes from data collected from observations and experiments

• Is subject to opinion or bias

• Is true information

• Can be determined by experiments

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Which of the following best describes the purpose of an experiment?

• To collect opinions

• To test the validity of a hypothesis under controlled conditions

• To memorize facts

• To avoid using data

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What does it mean for a statement to be "factual" in science?

• It is based on opinion

• It is true and comes from data gathered correctly

• It is a guess

• It is always false

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