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Quiz 1
Biology
12
Science
9th Grade
08/28/2012

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Why is safety important in the classroom?
Definition
We want everybody to be safe while experimenting with possibly dangerous things.
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What is science?
Definition
Science is a way to explain the natural world using the scientific method.
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What is the scientific method?
Definition
An organized way to solve a problem.
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Parts of the Scientific Method
Definition
  1. State the question
  2. Collect info
  3. Form a hypothesis
  4. Test the hypothesis (experiment)
  5. Observe
  6. Record data
  7. Form a conclusion
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What is a hypothesis?
Definition
An educated guess.
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What does a good hypothesis have to be?
Definition
Test-able
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What is the Control?
Definition
The part of the experiment that doesnt change.
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What is the independent variable?
Definition
The part in the experiment you modify.
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What is the dependent variable?
Definition
The part in the experiment that is affected by the independent variable.
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What is a theory?
Definition
A hypothesis that has been tested over & over.
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Qualitative
Definition
Describes the quality.
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Quanitative
Definition
Measurement
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