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Unit 1 Test Review
What is a constant?
A. Variable that is replicated.
B. Variable that remains the
same.
C. Variable being tested.
What is a control?
A. Variable being manipulated.
B. Systematic study of natural
events and conditions.
C. Does not receive the
independent variable.
What is a dependent Variable?
A. Variable being measured (math)
B. Variable that remains the same.
C. Located on the x-axis
What is the independent
variable?
A. Variable being tested (changed)
B. Located on the Y- axis.
C. Variables that stay the same
during the experiment.
What is a hypothesis?
A. Good solid theory.
B. Testable idea or explanation that
lead to scientific investigation.
C. A belief or practice that is based
on incorrectly applied scientific
methods.
What are the 6 steps of the
scientific method in order.
A. Make observations, choose a problem / question,
research the problem, write your procedures, form
a hypothesis, test your hypothesis, organize/analyze
your data conclusion, share your results.
B. Choose a problem/question, make
observations, form a hypothesis, write your
procedures, test your hypothesis,
organize/analyze your data, state your
conclusion, share your results.
What are the 6 traits of a
scientist?
A. Testable, observation, logic, curiosity,
loving, caring.
B. Observation, curiosity, skepticism,
Testable, caring, creativity.
C. Observation, curiosity, creativity, logic,
skepticism, objectivity.
What is repetition?
A. When you take another scientist
work and repeat it over and over .
B. Testable idea or explanation that
leads to scientific investigation.
C. When you repeat your own
scientific work over and over.
What is replication?
A. It is funding that is not available for all
potential research.
B. When you repeat your own scientific
work over and over.
C. When you take another scientist
work and repeat it over and over.
Where on the graph does
the independent variable
go?
A. Y – axis
B. X – axis
C. Middle - axis
Where on the graph does
the dependent variable go?
A. Y– axis
B. X– axis
C. Doesn’t go on the
graph
What do the acronyms DRY
stand for?
A. Disease, Replication, Y-axis
B. Dependent, Replication, Y-axis
C. Dependent, Responding, Y-axis
What do the acronyms MIX
stand for?
A. Manipulating, Independent, X-axis
B. Measured, Independent, X-axis
C. Measured, Independent, X-axis
How do economics affect
science?
A. Leaders may promote certain
scientific research.
B. Funding is not available for all
potential research .
C. Events, such as disease outbreak,
prioritize scientific research.
What is pseudoscience?
A. A belief or practice that is based
on correctly applied scientific
method.
B. A belief or practice that is based
on incorrectly applied doctoral
methods.
C. A belief or practice that is based
on incorrectly applied scientific
methods.
How does science affect
society?
A. Events, such as disease outbreak,
prioritize scientific research.
B. Funding is not available for all
potential research .
C. Leaders may promote certain
scientific research.
What are some characteristics
of good scientific
investigations?
A. Well-documented, supporting evidence,
variables should be controlled.
B. Well- documented, supporting evidence,
variables don’t necessarily have to be
controlled.
C. Supporting evidence, variables that don’t
necessarily have to be controlled, varying times.
How are theories
modified?
A. By other scientist
B. By other evidence
C. By your teacher
What is science?
A. Variables that remain the same.
B. Systematic study of
manufactured events and
conditions.
C. Systematic study of natural
events and conditions
How do Politics affect
science?
A. Events, such as disease outbreak,
prioritize scientific research.
B. Leaders may promote certain
scientific research.
C. Funding is not available for all
potential research .
Which of the following graphs is walking
away at an increasing speed?
A
B
C
Which of the following graphs is
walking away at a constant speed then
slowing down?
A.
B.
C.
Which of the following graphs is
walking away at a constant speed?
A.
B.
C.
Which of the following graphs is
walking away while speeding up,
constant speed, walking away while
slowing down?
A.
B.
C.
A testable idea or explanation that
leads to scientific investigation
A. Observation
B. Hypothesis
C. Independent variable
D. Dependent variable
Observations and measurements. It
includes all the data people gather and
test to support and evaluate scientific
explanations
A. Science
B. Pseudoscience
C. Empirical evidence
D. Experiment
Information gathered by observation
or experimentation that can be used in
calculating or reasoning
A. Experiment
B. Observation
C. Empirical evidence
D. Data
The systematic study of natural
events and conditions
A. Science
B. Pseudoscience
C. Empirical evidence
D. Experiment
The factor that is deliberately
manipulated. The variable that is
being tested.
A. Dependent variable
B. Hypothesis
C. Independent variable
D. Observation
A belief or practice that is based on
incorrectly applied scientific
methods.
A. Science
B. Pseudoscience
C. Experiment
D. Model
A representation of an object or
process that allows scientists to
study something in greater detail
A. Model
B. Observation
C. Empirical evidence
D. Data
The process of obtaining
information by using the senses
A. Data
B. Dependent variable
C. Empirical evidence
D. Observation
An organized procedure to study
something under controlled
conditions
A. Science
B. Experiment
C. Empirical evidence
D. Observation
Changes as a result of manipulation of
one or more independent variables.
The variable being measured
A. Independent variable
B. Hypothesis
C. Dependent variable
D. Experiment