Scientific Method Quiz 1

Dependent Variables are which of the following?!

• The part of the experiment that is measured

• The part of the experiment that is changed

• The part of the experiment that is used to compare

• The part of the experiment that remains the same

Control Groups are which of the following?!

• The part of the experiment that is measured

• The part of the experiment that is changed

• The part of the experiment that is used to compare

• The part of the experiment that remains the same

Independent Variables are which of the following?!

• The part of the experiment that is measured

• The part of the experiment that is changed

• The part of the experiment that is used to compare

• The part of the experiment that remains the same

Constants are which of the following?!

• The part of the experiment that is measured

• The part of the experiment that is changed

• The part of the experiment that is used to compare

• The part of the experiment that remains the same

A hypothesis is an:

• a scientific fact

• A way to do research

• A way to conclude information in science.

• educated prediction

In an experiment Sue has 5 potted plants that are watered with the same amount of water each day for 5 days. All 5 plants have different amounts of sunlight exposure during the day. Sunlight exposure in this lab is the:

• Control

• Constant

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

In an experiment Sue has 5 potted plants that are watered with the same amount of water each day for 5 days. All 5 plants have different amounts of sunlight exposure during the day. Water in this experiment is

• Control

• Constant

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

When a scientist collects data in the form of words and descriptions it is known as:

• Qualitative Data

• Quantitative Data

• Graphing Data

• Experimental Data

When a scientist collects data in the form of numbers it is known as:

• Qualitative Data

• Quantitative Data

• Graphing Data

• Experimental Data

You are doing an experiment recording the growth of plants under different amounts of sunlight. What is the dependent variable?

• The amount sunlight

• The growth

• The experiment

• The amounts of photons