Tools, Technology, and Measurement

Question 1

is at the heart of the scientific process. It can assist with everything from determining a good scientific question to allowing others to examine and verify results.

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Communication

Question 2

sources present original research, whereas sources summarize scientific information.

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Selection 1: Primary; Selection 2: secondary

Question 3

Indicate whether each of the following is a primary source or a secondary source.An article in Journal of the American Medical Association: An article in Time magazine: An article in The New York Times newspaper:

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Selection 1: primary source; Selection 2: secondary source; Selection 3: secondary source

Question 4

Read the following scenario.Anabelle is writing a research paper about foxes. Which of the following is a reliable Internet source that she could use to find information?

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a .gov website about the dietary needs of foxes

Question 5

Which type of communication is used in a science museum?

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public scientific communication

Question 6

Which of the following best describes what went wrong with the scientists’ study?

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the lack of a control group

Question 7

Which type of procedural error is being described?

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selection bias

Question 8

For each of the following examples, select the type of measurement error that best describes what went wrong.Barney measured a tree branch to be 25 cm in diameter. He wrote “25 mm” in his results. Camille was excited when the new instrument showed up at the lab. She opened it up and started using it right away. Neville pulled out the bathroom scale to measure the mass of the chemicals he needed.

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X the use of an incorrect unit; Selection 1: the use of an incorrect unit; Selection 2: the use of an uncalibrated instrument; Selection 3: the use of an incorrect or inappropriate instrument

Question 9

Which of the following should be considered when analyzing the results of a scientific experiment?

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the empirical evidence that was collected during the experiment

Question 10

Fill in the blank below with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.The process by which the quality of a scientific research paper is evaluated by other scientists in the same field is called .

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peer review

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