Quiz about Scientific Inquiry-Review

Question 1

A way of changing the natural world to meet human needs or solve problems is _______.

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technology

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society

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trouble shooting

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trade-off

Question 2

Parts that work together as a whole is a?

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system

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constraint

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input

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technology

Question 3

An engineer is someone who is trained top use both technological and _______ knowledge to solve practical problems.

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scientific

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technology

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constraints

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inputs

Question 4

A working model used to test a design is a _____.

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prototype

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constraint

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trade-off

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history

Question 5

Technology has always been part of ________ history.

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human

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technology

Question 6

Technology can affect _______(a group of people who live together in an area, large or small).

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society

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a prototype

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brainstorming

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trade-offs

Question 7

A technological system includes a goal, ____, processes, outputs, and in some cases feedback.

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inputs

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identity

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history

Question 8

The process of analyzing a design problem and finding a way to fix it is ____.

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troubleshooting

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inputs

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constraints

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trade-offs

Question 9

____ is the process in which group members freely suggest any creative solutions that come to mind.

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brainstorming

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history

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prototypes

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society

Question 10

Any factor that limits or restricts a design is a ___.

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constraint

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trouble shooting

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trade-off

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brainstorming

Question 11

One of the first things that needs to take place during the technological design process is to _____ a need

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identify

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brainstorm

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input

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output

Question 12

When something is exchanged or given up in order to obtain a different benefit is called ___

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a trade-off

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brainstorming

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constraint

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history

Question 13

Technology has always been part of human history.

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true

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false

Question 14

Inferring is interpreting the things you have done.

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true

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false

Question 15

_______ is interpreting the things you have done.

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inferring

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responding

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observing

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controlling

Question 16

The variable that a scientist would change is the ______ variable.

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manipulated

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responding

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controlled

Question 17

A way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through that process is called science.

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true

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false

Question 18

A way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through that process is called ____.

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science

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death

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life

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school

Question 19

The variable that changes because of the manipulated variable is the manipulated variable.

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false

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true

Question 20

The variable that changes because of the manipulated variable is the ______ variable.

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responding

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manipulated

Question 21

The scientific attitude are curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, skepticism and creativity.

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true

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false

Question 22

The _______________ are curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, skepticism and creativity.

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scientific attitudes.

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good attitudes

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bad attitudes

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old people attitudes

Question 23

Scientifically speaking, using one or more of your senses to gather information is _________.

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observing

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eating

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fishing

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sleeping

Question 24

The process of groupig things based on their similarities is known as ______

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classifying

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making models

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observing

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predicting

Question 25

The study of living things.

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life science

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astronomy

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life

Question 26

The process of creating representations of complex objects or processes is known as making models.

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true

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false

Question 27

An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers.

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qualitative

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quantitative

Question 28

An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers is qualitative observation.

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true

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false

Question 29

An observation that deals with a number or amount is quantitative observation.

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true

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false

Question 30

An observation that deals with a number or amount is a ______ observation.

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quantitative

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qualitative

Question 31

An experimant in which only one variable is manipulated at a time is a ______ experiment.

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controlled

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manipulated

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responding

Question 32

Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.

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data

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numbers

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money

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information

Question 33

The process of sharing ideas with others through writing and speaking.

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communicating

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cheating

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trouble shooting

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variable

Question 34

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable.

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hypothesis

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responding variable

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operational definition

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manipulated variabble

Question 35

A factor is an experiment that can change.

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variable

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science

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scientific inquiry

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data

Question 36

Life science is also known as

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biology

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botany

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medicine

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hypothesis

Question 37

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is a

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hypothesis

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scientific law

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manipulated variable

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scientific theory

Question 38

You are inferring when you

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explain or interpret the things you observe

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pose a question

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develop an imaginative way to solve a problem

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draw a conclusion about a hypothesis

Question 39

What is a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term?

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operational definition

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manipulated variable

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scientific literacy

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quantitative observation

Question 40

Skepticism is

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an attitude of doubt.

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always reporting results truthfully

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proposing an explanation based on evidence.

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understanding basic scientific terms and principles.

Question 41

In an experiment, the one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis is called the

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manipulated variable

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controlled variable.

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operational variable

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responding variable

Question 42

A person who is trained to use both technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems is called a(n)

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engineer

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marine biologist

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life scientist

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park ranger

Question 43

A factor that can change in an experiment is called a

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variable

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conclusion

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hypothesis

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theory

Question 44

What are data?

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the facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.

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graphs that are made from information in tables

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manipulated variables

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different fields of science

Question 45

Preparing for a lab investigation should begin

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the day before the lab

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five minutes before the lab

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ten minutes before the lab

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an hour before the lab

Question 46

A(n) _____________ observation deals with a number, or amount.

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quantitative

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controlled

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science

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qualitative

Question 47

___________ is how people change the world around them to meet their needs and solve practical problems.

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technology

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life science

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math

Question 48

The process of grouping together items that are alike in some way is called

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classifying

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common sence

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grouping

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guessing

Question 49

An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time is called a _____experiment

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controlled

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cool

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difficult

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easy

Question 50

____is a way of learning about the natural world.

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science

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life

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school

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