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Scientific Inquiry Test

1. What are the 6 steps of the scientific method in order?a. Problem, conclusion, research, Experiment, Hypothesis, and Analyze Datab. Problem, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Data, and Conclusionc. Conclusion, Experiment, Analyze Data, Research Data, Problem, and Hypothesisd. Problem, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion, Research, and Analyze Data

2. What happens during the conclusion stage of the scientific method?a. Purpose of the labb. Gather your informationc. Summarize everything that happened in the labd. Do the experiment

3. What happens during the analysis stage or when you analyze your data?a. Give all your results using charts, tables, graphsb. Summarize everything that happened in the labc. Gather all your informationd. Tell the purpose of the lab

4. What happens during the hypothesis stage?a. Give all your results using charts, tables, graphsb. Summarize everything that happened in the labc. Give an educated guessd. Tell the purpose of the lab

5. What is the problem in the scientific method?a. Gather all informationb. Purpose the labc. Summarize everything that happened in the labd. Give an educated guess

6. What are the two types of observations?a. Smell and touchb. Hearing and qualitativec. Qualitative and quantitatived. Sight and Quantitative

7. Which of the following statements are a quantitative statement?a. The chair is blue.b. The sky is cloudy.c. There are 6 chairs in my room.d. The desk is black.

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8. Which of the following statements are a qualitative statement?a. There are 6 chairs in my room.b. There are 12 boys in my class.c. This candy tastes sweet.d. There are 29 students in science.

9. Use the picture below to make an observation and inference.

Observation: Inference:

10.Use the picture below to make an observation and inference.

Observation: Inference:

11.What are the two main types of variables?a. Observation and inferenceb. Independent and Inferencec. Dependent and observationd. Independent and dependent

12.What are data tables used for?a. To organize information to be read easilyb. To be used only for Mathc. To be used when playing gamesd. To correct mistakes

13.What are diagrams used for?a. To be used only for Mathb. To be used for only qualitative observationsc. To be used to identify how things are alike or differentd. To be used only to draw pictures of animals

14.What are graphs used for?a. To correct your mistakesb. Are visuals that compare informationc. Used only for observations and inferencesd. Used only in Math

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15.Bar graphs are used for what?a. Qualitative observationsb. Shows percentagesc. Information collected over timed. Only for math

16.Circle graphs are used for what?a. Qualitative observationsb. Shows percentagesc. Information collected over timed. Only for math

17.Line graphs are used for what?a. Information collected over timeb. Only for Mathc. shows percentagesd.

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18.Draw a picture of a bar graph.19.Draw a picture of circle graph.20.Give one step of the technological design.