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5. 100 200 300 400 500 Modified T/F Modified T/F Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Completion

6. Balances measure masses of objects. A 100

7. True A 100

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

9. False; is A 200

10. Science can answer all questions. A 300

11. False; most A 300

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

13. False; Many A 400

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

15. False; control A 500

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

17. True B 100

18. A scientific theory states that something will happen. B 200

19. False; law B 200

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

21. False; Quantitative B 300

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

23. True B 400

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

25. False; theory B 500

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

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

28. 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

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

30. 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

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

32. DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

33. 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

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

35. 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

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

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

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

39. 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

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

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

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

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

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

45. 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

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

47. The prefix mega- means _______________. E 100

48. 1,000,000 (million)

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

50. words

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

52. experimental E 300

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

54. variables E 400

55. DAILY DOUBLE E 500 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

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

57. proportion E 500

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

59. law F 100

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

61. numbers F 200

62. 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

63. critical F 300

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

65. F 400 rebar

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

67. F 500 demand-to-capacity

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

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

70. 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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