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Modified T/F Modified T/F Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Completion

Balances measure masses of objects. A 100

True A 100

Laboratory safety is not an important concern for scientists. A 200

False; is A 200

Science can answer all questions. A 300

False; most A 300

All important scientific discoveries are made by professional scientists. A 400

False; Many A 400

Without a(n) experimental group it is impossible to know whether your experimental observations result from your variable. A 500

False; control A 500

A thermometer measures the temperature of substances using the SI Unit for temperature, Kelvin. B 100

True B 100

A scientific theory states that something will happen. B 200

False; law B 200

Qualitative data uses numbers to describe what is observed. B 300

False; Quantitative B 300

If the results of experiments do not support a prediction, scientists change their predictions. B 400

True B 400

An explanation backed by results obtained from repeated tests or experiments is a scientific law. B 500

False; theory B 500

A prediction or statement that can be tested is ____. a. a conclusion b. an observation c. a control d. a hypothesis C 100

A prediction or statement that can be tested is ____. d. a hypothesis

The variable that is changed by the investigator in an experiment is called the ____. a. dependent variable b. independent variable c. control d. constant C 200

The variable that is changed by the investigator in an experiment is called the ____. b. independent variable

A research hypothesis includes the original hypothesis, a method of testing it, and a(n) _____ that supports the hypothesis. a. analysis b. prediction c. observation d. conclusion C 300

A research hypothesis includes the original hypothesis, a method of testing it, and a(n) _____ that supports the hypothesis. b. prediction

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Which type of bridge is the best type to span short distances? a. beam bridge b. truss bridge c. both a and b d. neither a nor b C 400

Which type of bridge is the best type to span short distances? a. beam bridge

Truss bridges can span long distances and are strengthened by a series of _____ called trusses. a. interconnecting triangles b. concrete beams c. overloads d. simple beams C 500

Truss bridges can span long distances and are strengthened by a series of _____ called trusses. a. interconnecting triangles

The process of learning more about the natural world is ____. a. an experiment b. a control c. a hypothesis d. science D 100

The process of learning more about the natural world is ____. d. science

When you are skeptical of scientific issues in the media, what are you doing? a. using critical thinking to question information presented b. accepting the information as truthful c. dismissing the information as false d. using your bias to form opinions D 200

When you are skeptical of scientific issues in the media, what are you doing? a. using critical thinking to question information presented

Which scientific tool would be primarily used by scientists? a. thermometers b. computers c. balances d. all of the above D 300

Which scientific tool would be primarily used by scientists? d. all of the above

The variable being measured is the ____. a. dependent variable b. independent variable c. control d. constant D 400

The variable being measured is the ____. a. dependent variable

Which of the following is NOT an example of a live load on a bridge? a. earthquakes b. traffic c. the structure itself d. wind gusts D 500

Which of the following is NOT an example of a live load on a bridge? c. the structure itself

The prefix mega- means _______________. E 100

1,000,000 (million)

Qualitative data use ___________ to describe what is observed in an experiment. E 200

words

A(n) ____________________ group is used to study how a change in the independent variable changes the dependent variable. E 300

experimental E 300

Different factors that can change in an experiment are ___________. E 400

variables E 400

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Converting from one SI Unit to another involves writing the correct mathematical _______________. E 500

proportion E 500

A rule that describes the behavior of something in nature is a scientific ____________________. F 100

law F 100

Quantitative data use _______________ to describe what is observed in an experiment. F 200

numbers F 200

Comparing what you already know about something with new information and then making a decision about whether you agree with the new information is called _______________ thinking. F 300

critical F 300

F 400 Reinforcement rods on a truss bridge are sometimes called _______________.

F 400 rebar

F 500 The _____ - __ - ________ ratio provides a measure of a structure’s safety.

F 500 demand-to-capacity

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Scientific Theory vs Law Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

Describe the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law. Click on screen to continue

A scientific law describes a pattern or event in nature that is always true. A scientific theory is an explanation of observations and investigations.

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