Scientific Processes

Which is true about the scientific method?

• It's a series of processes of how scientists discover creativity in the lab.

• It's a list of safety precautions that all students and scientists must use in the lab.

• The scientific method can only be used by certified scientists in a lab setting.

• It's a series of processes which allow someone to make predictions, test, and form conclusions about a problem.

Consider the following statement: If the bananas are exposed to higher levels of ethylene gas, then they will ripen quicker. Which of the following words best describes this statement?

• Hypothesis

• Question

• Conclusion

• Experiment

Once a scientist formulates a scientific question, they must complete another important step before starting their experiment. What is this step?

• Formulate a question.

• Gather research.

• Perform an experiment.

• Formulate a conclusion.

A scientific theory...

• is based on lots of evidence
• is not valid
• is not reliable
• has not been tested many times

What a hypothesis?

• an explanation about what you observed

• using your 5 senses to gather data

• the thing changed on purpose in the experiment

• an educated guess about what will happen in the experiment.

When is a hypothesis written?

• before you decide on a question

• after the experiment

• after the conclusion

• before the experiment

A hypothesis is never wrong.

• True

• False