Scientific Inquiry Quiz 7 (25 MCQs)

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1. A hypothesis is a(n)

2. The educated guess you make at the beginning of the scientific method is called the _____

3. During which step would you graph your data?

4. The rate of a reaction is how _____ a reaction occurs.

5. What is the name of the variable that is MEASURED in an experiment?

6. What is the thing you are measuring or recording in an experiment?

7. What type of observation deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.

8. What is the name of the variable that is PURPOSELY changed during an experiment?

9. A testable question that you want to know the answer to.

10. Example:The plant receiving fertilizer grew taller than the plant receiving only water.

11. Statement:How does the amount of light affect bacteria growth in a pond? Question:Determine the control group.

12. Step 1 of Scientific Inquiry is

13. T8-What do you need as part of your axis label?

14. This is a way of learning about the natural world

15. Enzymes in your body act as catalysts. Thus, the role of enzymes is to _____

16. Which of the following correctly identifies the required parts of a graph?

17. A list of how to carry out the experiment (instructions):

18. Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

19. Rate of chemical reaction means

20. An explanation is a generalization that makes sense of observations by using logical reasoning

21. Statement:How does the amount of light affect bacteria growth in a pond? Question:Determine the experimental group.

22. A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?

23. The factor that may change in response to the independent variable

24. Why do we want to test one variable at a time?

25. Grouping together items that are alike in some way