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NATURE OF SCIENCE TEST. Oral Administration. 1.What is the correct order for steps in the scientific method?. a . have a problem, formulate hypothesis, develop experiment, gather data, draw conclusion b. formulate hypothesis, have a problem, develop experiment, gather data, draw conclusion
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NATURE OF SCIENCE TEST Oral Administration
1.What is the correct order for steps in the scientific method? • a. have a problem, formulate hypothesis, develop experiment, gather data, draw conclusion • b. formulate hypothesis, have a problem, develop experiment, gather data, draw conclusion • c. have a problem, formulate hypothesis, draw conclusion, develop experiment, gather data
2. What is the reading on the triple beam balance above? • a. 205g c. 528 g • b. 285g
3. In an experiment, testing the amount of sunlight that is best for plants height, the height of the plant is the ____.
5. Which of these problems would mostly likely be answered by the experiment above?
6. A scientist is conducting an experiment on 10 different soil samples and is making observations. If each sample contains between 7 and 9 grams of soil, what is a reasonable estimate of the amount of soil contained in all samples combined?
. What is the reading on the graduated cylinder to the right? 7
An experiment was designed to investigate the effect of caffeine on the heartbeat of water fleas. Two populations of water fleas were cultured. Every two hours, water fleas from both populations were selected and their heartbeats were measured. The fleas in population one had caffeine given five minutes before the heartbeat was checked. The fleas in population two were given nothing. • 8.Measuring of the heartbeat is an example of a(n) 9.Administering caffeine is an example of a(n)
10. A student wanted to study the effect of temperature on algae levels in a local stream. What is a logical hypothesis for this problem?
11. What instrument would be used in the labs to measure mass? a. Graduated cylinder c. Thermometer b. Triple beam balance
12.Use the following information to make plots for Larry on the graph on your test.
14. What would be an acceptable title for the graph above?) (Independent vs. Dependent)
15. According to the graph above, what happened to Rodney between 20 and 30 seconds?