Scientific Method Quiz

An observation is

• the same as an opinion

• only uses what you see with your eyes

• using one of your senses to gather information

• compares data to reach a conclusion

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When a scientist is listening to the sounds that whales make, he is _____.

• making a hypothesis

• doing an experiment

• making an observation

What is a hypothesis?

• educated guess

• guess

• I think statement

• the question

Mrs. Perry is frowning, so she must be angry. This is an example of a/an

• Observation

• Inference

• Law

• Experiment

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

What are the steps in the scientific method?

• Questions, hypothesis, gather data, design an experiment, draw conclusions
• Draw conclusions, gather data, perform research, construct a hypothesis
• Question, research, hypothesis, design and experiment, gather data, draw conclusions, report results
• Gather data, perform research, question, hypothesis, draw conclusions, report results

The fourth step in the scientific method is..

• analyze the results
• ask a question
• conduct the experiment
• draw conclusions

The third step in the scientific method is...

• Make a hypothesis
• Communicate the results
• Draw conclusions
• Aks a question