Quiz for:
Understanding Science and the Scientific Method

Question 1

What are 'inferences' in the context of scientific investigation?

Question 2

Why are control groups important in experiments?

Question 3

What is the primary goal of science?

Question 4

In science, observations are best described as:

Question 5

What role does ethics play in scientific work?

Question 6

What does the mnemonic 'Dry mix' stand for in graphing?

Question 7

What is a common misconception about the scientific method?

Question 8

What Latin term is 'science' derived from and what does it mean?

Question 9

What are some constant variables in the barnacle experiment?

Question 10

Which of the following is a step in the scientific method?

Question 11

In the barnacle investigation, what is the independent variable?

Question 12

How does science differ from other ways of understanding the world?

Question 13

How is creativity involved in science?

Question 14

Why is communication crucial in science?

Question 15

Which step comes immediately after 'Hypothesis creation' in the scientific method?