scientific method Flashcards

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1
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Data is ___ you get from testing a hypothesis

A

information

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2
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The description ‘it smells like dead fish” is a _______ observation

A

qualitative

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3
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EDP is the _______ design process

A

engineering

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4
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True or false? “Funny face looking red monkeys” is a quantitive observation

A

False

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5
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Grouping like objects is called _____

A

clustification

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6
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Life science is the study of _____ things

A

living

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7
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While an inference or hypothesis is a guess, observations are___

A

facts

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8
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An _____ is a guess or interpretation of what you observe

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Inference

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9
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______ means to make improvements or tweak what you have

A

Literate

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10
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Number ___ can be presented in a table, chart, or graph

A

Data

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11
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A _____ is a special inference about the future

A

Prediction

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12
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____ Means a special guess

A

Hypotheses

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13
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Before making the real thing, you should always make a smaller model called a _____

A

Prototype

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14
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Scale models show ______ proportions between all parts

A

Accurate

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15
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It is important to _____ down the warm-up questions so you can study from them

A

Write

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16
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Identify the ______ means to figure out what your limitations are, like time, supplies

A

constraints

17
Q

Learning by asking questions and finding the answers to those questions is called ______

A

Inquiry

18
Q

The description, “the alien has sixteen eyeballs” is a _______ observations

A

Quantitative

19
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Qualitative observations are made by using your five ____

A

Senses

20
Q

In your ______, you should answer whether or not your hypothesis was correct

A

Conclusion

21
Q

True or false? Everyone is a scientist

A

True

22
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After you complete an experiment, you should always _____ your result

A

Communicate

23
Q

The ______ ______ is a series of steps to help solve problems

A

Scientific method

24
Q

Models can be physical or computer _____

A

Generated

25
Q

A hypothesis needs to be ______

A

Testable

26
Q

“Static on the TV screen is aliens trying to talk to us” is not an _______ guess

A

Educated

27
Q

The engineering design is like ____ in a machine. All affect the others

A

Gears

28
Q

Quantitative observations include ______

A

Numbers