Scientific Knowledge
True or False A scientist can use only one method to investigate.
False
Is a well supported explanation how things happen.
What is a Scientific Theory
True or False, there is only one way to conduct a scientific investigation.
What is False
Is the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more test variables
What is dependent variable
A visual or mathematical representation of an object or system.
What is a scientific model
Is the study of living things.
What is biology
Is a description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world.
What is a scientific law.
Is the process of obtaining information by using the senses.
What is an observation
How is plant height affected by the amount of sunlight it receives? What is the independent variable in this question.
What is the amount of sunlight
Another name for the dependent variable of an experiment.
What is outcome variable.
The natural sciences are divided into three areas.
What are Biology, Geology and Physical Science
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
What is Scientific Law
A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.
What is a hypothesis
In an experiment, the variable that a scientist plans to change.
What is the independent variable
Third step in the scientific method process.
What is plan the investigation
The atomic model is an example of.
What is a Theory
A scientific law discussed in class that discusses pressure and volume of gas.
What is Boyle's law
Third step in the scientific method process
What is plan the investigation
Listening to apple music while studying for a test decreases performance on the test. What is the dependent variable in this example.
Test grades
What is a basic requirement that a scientific hypothesis must have.
Testable
At constant temperature, as the pressure on a gas increases, its volume decreases. If this happens naturally every time in nature, what would we call this natural science?
Scientific law
The atomic model is an example of a.
What is a Scientific Theory.
What is the difference between repetition and replication?
Repetition, the original person repeats their experiment
Replication, someone new repeats the original experiment
Having longer football practice increases touchdowns during games. What is the independent variable?
What is practice time.
Who conducted an experiment in 1928, which led to the discovery of the drug penicillin
Who is Alexander Fleming