Graphing
Variables
Scientific Method
Metric System
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What axis is located along the bottom of a graph?
What is the X-axis?
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What do "IV" and "DV" stand for?
What are independent and dependent variables?
100
What is the first step of the scientific method?
What is asking a question?
100
What is the metric system also known as?
What is SI?
100
What is precision?
Precision is how close measurements of the same item are to each other.
200
What is the axis called along the side of the graph?
What is the Y-Axis?
200
When one variable is kept the same and used to compare the independent variable to - we call it the...
What is control?
200
How can we view data?
We can view data in charts, graphs, and tables.
200
When measuring length in the metric system, we use common words like:
What are millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers?
200
What is accuracy?
Accuracy is how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value?
300
There are three locations where one must write a title. Where are the three locations?
The top of the graph, the bottom and the side.
300
The variables that remain the same in an experiment are the...
What are the constants?
300
Other than an "educated guess" what is a good definition for hypothesis?
What is an "if...then statement?
300
Instead of Fahrenheit, the metric system uses...
What is Celsius?
300
What is a prediction?
A prediction is a possible outcome of a scientific test.
400
Which variable is located along the y axis?
What is the dependent variable?
400
If I were to test the effectiveness of a specific fertilizer, what might be my dependent variable?
What is the height of the plant?
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When we look at the data to make a conclusion we are...
What is analyzing?
400
What is the metric system based on?
What are units of ten?
400
What is a bias?
A bias is an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting over any other - not good in science.
500
When there is a direct relationship, what does the graph look like?
500
What is the independent variable in an experiment measuring the impact of exercise on heart rate?
What is the type of exercise?
500
What are the seven steps of the scientific method?
As a question, form a hypothesis, perform research, create an experiment, collect data, analyze the data, draw a conclusion.
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Why do scientists use the metric system?
Scientists use the metric system as it is a universal system of measurement across multiple languages.
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What is the CER method?
The CER method refers to claim, evidence, and reasoning.