Scientific Method Quiz #2

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes before she states her hypothesis.

• drawing conclusions

• making observations

• making a hypothesis

• interpreting data

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

• Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.

• Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results.

• Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.

• Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.

Which question could be addressed using the scientific method?

• Who made the first microscope?

• How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?

• Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?

• How many giraffes live in Africa?

A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is

• the gender of the alligator

• the temperature

• the incubator

• the male alligators

Used for comparison of the results with the experimental group?

• a control group

• an independent variable

• a dependent variable

• a theory

A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The dependent variable is

• the incubator

• the size of the baby alligators

• the gender of the baby alligators

• the temperature

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

• inquiry

• observation

• conclusion

• scientific method

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

• observation

• scientific method

• experiment

• hypothesis

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

• experimental variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called

• dependent variables

• controlled variables or constants

• independent variables

• experimental group