Scientific Method

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes?

• A) making observations
• B) drawing conclusions
• C) making a hypothesis
• D) interpreting data

  What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method.

• A) Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.
• B) Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results
• C) Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.
• D) Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.

Which question would be the best high level scientific question?

• A) How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
• B) Who made the first microscope?
• C) Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
• D) How many giraffes live in Africa?

Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?

• A) it should restate the question
  A) it should restate the question
  
• B) It is a prediction.
• C) It is testable
• D) It is an if/then statement

 An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group and an experimental group is?

• A) a controlled experiment
  
• B) an independent variable
• C) a theory
• D) a dependent variable

Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?

• A) If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
• B) If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
• C) If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen.
• D) Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.   

The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an

• A) observation
• B) scientific method
• C) inquiry
• D) conclusion

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions

• A) scientific method
• B) observation
• C) experiment
• D) hypothesis

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the

• A) independent variable
• B) dependent variable
• C) controlled variable
• D) experimental variable

In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the

• A) dependent variable
• B) controlled variable
• C) independent variable
• D) conclusion