Test #1 SAfety and Scientific Processes Home version

A series of organized steps that scientists use as a guide for answering a question.

• Scientific Method
• Hypothesis
• Observation
• Inference

A possible explanation to a question based on what is known and observed. The explanation MUST be testable.

• Scientific Method
• Hypothesis
• Observation
• Inference

The experimental variable that is changed or manipulated.

• Control

• Constant

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

The experimental variable that changes as a result of the independent variable.

• Control
• Constant
• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment that does not change.

• Control
• Responding variable
• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable

What are the two types of observations? 

• Qualitative and Quantitative 
• Personal and Experience 
• Eyes and Ears 
• First and Last 

Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

• The bird is very colorful.
• The bird has 4 different colors on him.
• The bird has many, many feathers.
• It is a bird. 

The police car is blue. 

• Qualitative 
• Quantitative 

There are 81 4th grade students at Liberty Elementary. 

• Qualitative 
• Quantitative 

Which of the following is a hypothesis?

• Chocolate ice cream tastes better than vanilla ice cream.
• Aliens control Mrs. Bessler's mind.
• Heat flows from warmer matter to colder matter.
• Physical science students are the greatest.