A student conducts an experiment to determine how the amount of water given to a plant affects its growth. Which of the following is not a constant or control for this experiment?
Scientific experiments are specially designed to test explanations for an observed phenomenon. A student decides to conduct an experiment to determine the effect that the amount of time spent in the sunlight has on the overall growth of a plant. The student will conduct the experiment using two identical plants that will only spend different amounts of time in the sunlight. All other aspects needed for growth will remain identical for each. In the experiment described, what would the amount of water given to each plant be considered?
Which step of scientific inquiry involves testing the hypothesis and collecting data?
An independent variable is
A hypothesis is _______.
Which of the following is an inference?
Which of the following statements describes a scientific law?
Which step of scientific inquiry involves organizing and interpreting the data?
Scientific experiments must be able to be repeated by multiple scientists to verify the results that are obtained. Which of the following is an example of a scientific question that could be used to create an easily reproducible experiment?
Scientific theories are explanations for scientific phenomena that can be changed when and if new information is found to support or refute the explanation. Which of the following statements provides an example of a scientific theory?
What are the two categories of observations?
Scientific questions must be _______.
An observation is _______.
A statement that can be proven by observation or measurement is known as a(n):
An inference _______.
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