GACE Middle Grades Science 014 Exam Qu
Correct Answers
scientific method - CORRECT ANS✔✔observation
question
hypothesis
experiment
analyze & conclusion
hypothesis - CORRECT ANS✔✔a possible explanation, that can be tested, for a set of observation
theory - CORRECT ANS✔✔also referred to as a model, describes and explains why phenomena o
modified)
law - CORRECT ANS✔✔also referred to as a principle, is a statement summarizing conditions and
independent variable - CORRECT ANS✔✔is the variable that you manipulate
dependent variable - CORRECT ANS✔✔the outcome variable of the test
convenience sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔people who are willing/able to be tested
clustered sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔a sample based off of geographical location
random sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔a sample with equal chances to be tested
stratified sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔a sample where variables are identified in advance to keep i
empirical - CORRECT ANS✔✔type of data that is based off facts, numbers and stats from the real
quantitative - CORRECT ANS✔✔data that is in numbers
qualitative - CORRECT ANS✔✔data that is non-numerical, usually anecdotal
evidence - CORRECT ANS✔✔body of facts and info formed from the data; should be verifiable and
system - CORRECT ANS✔✔a collection of parts that work together and influence one another
cycles - CORRECT ANS✔✔a series of connected events that repeat
, allele - CORRECT ANS✔✔the individual trait
law of segregation - CORRECT ANS✔✔states that each parent has 2 alleles but only 1 is passed
law of individual assortment - CORRECT ANS✔✔states that different pairs of alleles are passed ind
alfred wegner - CORRECT ANS✔✔developed the theory of continental drift
suggested all continents were once together (pangea)
charles darwin - CORRECT ANS✔✔sailed on the HMS Beagle as a naturalist to the galapagos isla
species, the finches led to idea of natural selection and wrote the first book Origin of Species
1st law of motion - CORRECT ANS✔✔an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an
2nd law of motion - CORRECT ANS✔✔Force = mass X acceleration (issac newton)
3rd law of motion - CORRECT ANS✔✔for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
metric system (SI) - CORRECT ANS✔✔meter, liter, kilogram, celsius,
precision - CORRECT ANS✔✔also referred to as reproducability, is how close together measurem
accuracy - CORRECT ANS✔✔is how correct data is
scatter plot - CORRECT ANS✔✔is used to see how to quantitative variables relate to each other
measures of central tendency - CORRECT ANS✔✔explains tendency of 1 variable in a dataset: Me
univariate data - CORRECT ANS✔✔1 variable that is analyzed to describe scenario: steam&leaf or
Mean - CORRECT ANS✔✔the average of a set of numbers; this is best when numbers are close to
outliers
Median - CORRECT ANS✔✔the middle number in a set; this is best used with large skews of data.
above and below the midpoint
random error - CORRECT ANS✔✔also called chance error is neither precise nor accurate
systematic error - CORRECT ANS✔✔also called procedural error leads to precision not accuracy
density - CORRECT ANS✔✔[ ]= mass/volume
acid rain - CORRECT ANS✔✔created when oxides of sulfur and nitrogen change chemically as the
atmosphere and return to earth as rain, snow, or fog.
ph of 4.2-4.4
pH scales - CORRECT ANS✔✔a scale that ranges from 0-14 with 7 as neutral
air pollution - CORRECT ANS✔✔the action of releasing particles and gases into the air
point source pollution - CORRECT ANS✔✔pollution that can be traced to a specific source
Correct Answers
scientific method - CORRECT ANS✔✔observation
question
hypothesis
experiment
analyze & conclusion
hypothesis - CORRECT ANS✔✔a possible explanation, that can be tested, for a set of observation
theory - CORRECT ANS✔✔also referred to as a model, describes and explains why phenomena o
modified)
law - CORRECT ANS✔✔also referred to as a principle, is a statement summarizing conditions and
independent variable - CORRECT ANS✔✔is the variable that you manipulate
dependent variable - CORRECT ANS✔✔the outcome variable of the test
convenience sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔people who are willing/able to be tested
clustered sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔a sample based off of geographical location
random sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔a sample with equal chances to be tested
stratified sample - CORRECT ANS✔✔a sample where variables are identified in advance to keep i
empirical - CORRECT ANS✔✔type of data that is based off facts, numbers and stats from the real
quantitative - CORRECT ANS✔✔data that is in numbers
qualitative - CORRECT ANS✔✔data that is non-numerical, usually anecdotal
evidence - CORRECT ANS✔✔body of facts and info formed from the data; should be verifiable and
system - CORRECT ANS✔✔a collection of parts that work together and influence one another
cycles - CORRECT ANS✔✔a series of connected events that repeat
, allele - CORRECT ANS✔✔the individual trait
law of segregation - CORRECT ANS✔✔states that each parent has 2 alleles but only 1 is passed
law of individual assortment - CORRECT ANS✔✔states that different pairs of alleles are passed ind
alfred wegner - CORRECT ANS✔✔developed the theory of continental drift
suggested all continents were once together (pangea)
charles darwin - CORRECT ANS✔✔sailed on the HMS Beagle as a naturalist to the galapagos isla
species, the finches led to idea of natural selection and wrote the first book Origin of Species
1st law of motion - CORRECT ANS✔✔an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an
2nd law of motion - CORRECT ANS✔✔Force = mass X acceleration (issac newton)
3rd law of motion - CORRECT ANS✔✔for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
metric system (SI) - CORRECT ANS✔✔meter, liter, kilogram, celsius,
precision - CORRECT ANS✔✔also referred to as reproducability, is how close together measurem
accuracy - CORRECT ANS✔✔is how correct data is
scatter plot - CORRECT ANS✔✔is used to see how to quantitative variables relate to each other
measures of central tendency - CORRECT ANS✔✔explains tendency of 1 variable in a dataset: Me
univariate data - CORRECT ANS✔✔1 variable that is analyzed to describe scenario: steam&leaf or
Mean - CORRECT ANS✔✔the average of a set of numbers; this is best when numbers are close to
outliers
Median - CORRECT ANS✔✔the middle number in a set; this is best used with large skews of data.
above and below the midpoint
random error - CORRECT ANS✔✔also called chance error is neither precise nor accurate
systematic error - CORRECT ANS✔✔also called procedural error leads to precision not accuracy
density - CORRECT ANS✔✔[ ]= mass/volume
acid rain - CORRECT ANS✔✔created when oxides of sulfur and nitrogen change chemically as the
atmosphere and return to earth as rain, snow, or fog.
ph of 4.2-4.4
pH scales - CORRECT ANS✔✔a scale that ranges from 0-14 with 7 as neutral
air pollution - CORRECT ANS✔✔the action of releasing particles and gases into the air
point source pollution - CORRECT ANS✔✔pollution that can be traced to a specific source
