1#_Prelims

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE: Forming a Hypothesis is the first step of the scientific method

Answer 1

False: Making observation and asking a question

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE: A scientific law is different from a scientific theory because it describes something in nature without attempting to explain it.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE: In order for a hypothesis to be testable. scientists need to be able carry out investigations that will either support or disprove it

Answer 3

True

Question 4

TRUE OR FALSE: The experimental group is the group that is left alone during the experiment

Answer 4

False: control group

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE: The manipulated variable is the same thing as the independent variable

Answer 5

True

Question 6

This group shows the effect of the variable being tested

Answer 6

Experimental group

Question 7

This is the one variable that is changed

Answer 7

Independent variable

Question 8

A well-tested explanation for experimental results

Answer 8

Scientific Theory

Question 9

The many ways in which scientists study the natural world

Answer 9

Scientific inquiry

Question 10

A possible answer to a scientific question

Answer 10

Hypothesis

Question 11

This describes an observed pattern in nature

Answer 11

Scientific law

Question 12

This group is left alone and not experimented on

Answer 12

Control group

Question 13

This is the variable that gets measured

Answer 13

Dependent Variable