Data
In science, a confirmed observation is the same as a _____
fact
What is grouping together items that are alike in some ways?
classifying
Taking care that no animals are harmed is an example of this.
ETHICS
This process includes steps such as making observations, researching, forming hypotheses, and analyzing data.
What is scientific inquiry?
Before you conduct an experiment , you must...
develop a hypothesis
This scientific model describes a phenomenon, often mathematically.
What is a law?
In a controlled experiment, how many variables are changed at a time?
one
An observation that deals with numbers is a(n) _____ observation.
quantitative
his is a testable explanation that forms the basis for scientific inquiry.
What is a hypothesis?
Sally took a trip to the beach. Which is a QUANTITATIVE observation she may have made?
There were two lifeguards.
(Any answer with a number)
Science based on data gathered from observations or experiments is known as this.
What is empirical science?
What type of observation is this: THE ROSE IS RED.
qualitative observation
What type of observation is this: THE CLASSROOM CONTAINED 12 BOYS & 13 GIRLS
quantitative observation
A good hypothesis must be simple, reasonable, and this.
What is testable?
Name the very first step in the process of scientific inquiry (lab reports).
pose questions
Explaining or interpreting the things you observe based on reasoning from what you already know is called
inferring
Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers are called _____ observations
qualitative observations
Trying to explain why a solar eclipse occurs is an example of _____
scientific inquiry
This type of science relies on real‑time observations of present‑day phenomena.
What is operational science?
Which describes an independent variable in a controlled experiment?
the factor that is purposely changed
For her science project, a student collects data on deer spotted in a field each day. For the first five days of her study, she counted 23, 16, 18, 27, and 19 deer. What type of observation do these data represent?
a quantitative observation
The conclusion that “barium chloride should dissolve because similar salts do” is an example of this reasoning.
What is inductive reasoning?
Callie notices that every time she uses a certain bird food in her bird feeder, blue jays land on the feeder. She concludes that blue jays prefer this food more than other birds do. What type of reasoning is Callie using?
inductive reasoning
This type of science makes inferences about past events based on present evidence.
What is historical science?
Identify the six stages of the process of scientific inquiry
pose questions, form a hypothesis, design an experiment, collect and interpret data, draw conclusions, and communicate