Scientific Method Quiz

The first step of the scientific method is

• Forming a hypothesis

• Specific observations

• Creating Experiments

• Drawing Conclusions

A scientist gathers information on a daily basis regarding the growth of a plant over three weeks, these measurements are called

• Inferences

• Variables

• Hypotheses

• Data

You suggest that the presence of water could speed up the growth of bread mold. This is a(an)

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Analysis

A hypothesis

• Can be completely wrong

• Is a possible answer to a question, tested through an experiment

• Does not have to be tested to be accepted as probably correct

• Is a proven fact

Hypotheses May come from

• Prior knowledge

• Research

• Logical References

• All of these answers

Which of the following is NOT a part of how scientist work?

• Experimenting

• Observing

• Random guessing

• Hypothesizing

A controlled experiment allows the scientist to test

• A conclusion

• A mass of infomation

• Several variables

• One variable

Which of the following is a valid (reasonable) hypothesis for why a plant appears to be dying?

• The plant is not being watered enough

• The plant is being watered too much

• The plant is receiving too much sunlight

• All of the answers

In science, a hypothesis is useful only if

• It is proven correct

• It can be proven incorrect

• It can be tested

• The explanation is already know

The amount of light and temperature are examples of

• Hypotheses

• Conclusions

• Observations

• Variables