Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Multiple Choice

Students notice that the fall leaves of sugar maple trees turn red, but the leaves of the black oak trees turn brown. The students are making

• an observation.

• a prediction.

• an inference.

• a conclusion.

Multiple Choice

An observation is using your senses to notice things about an object or event.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A procedure carried out to gather data about an object or event is a/an .

• inquiry

• hypothesis

• investigation

• experiment

Multiple Choice

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

• data
• conclusions
• notebook
• inquiry

Multiple Choice

What is an observation?

• Something you measure or detect with your senses.

• The way you feel about something

• An educated guess

• A theory that has been disproved

Multiple Choice

The step of the scientific method that would come after testing is:

• Inferencing
• Hypothesizing
• Peer Review
• Analyzing Data

Multiple Choice

In a hypothesis written in the "If, then" format, which variable comes second?

• Independent
• Dependent

Multiple Choice

In a hypothesis written in the "If, then" format, which variable comes first?

• Independent
• Dependent

Multiple Choice

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

Multiple Choice

A testable answer to a scientific question

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment