Scientific Method Vocabulary Practice

______ is an educated guess you make after careful research and exploration.

• testable question

• testable hypothesis

• data

• inference

Hypothesis are educated guesses that include an independent and ____________ variables or the variable that is measured.

• dependent

• independent

• constant

In the following situation identify the independent variable, Jeremy wants to know if running in the rain makes him wetter than walking in the rain.

• walking or running in the rain

• running or walking in the rain

Given the following observation:WRITE A TESTABLE QUESTION YOU COULD ASK.

You were eating skittles or m&ms and wondered how they put the letter on top of it. You started thinking there might be various liquids you could try to get the letter off.

• How quickly will the letter come off the candy in water or sprite?

• The water took of the letter.

Testable questions must have ________ variable that you change on purpose and a dependent variable that is measurable.

• constant

• dependent

• independent

• hypothesis

This part of the experiment occurs before you begin and is a carefully thought out list of tools and materials and steps. What is it?

• testable question

• testable hypothesis

• conclusion

• data

• test the hypothesis (aka procedure or experiment)

An observation where you use one or more of your 5 senses to describe what is happening in an experiment.

• inference

• quantitative observation

• qualitative observation

• hypothesis

Which of the following is a qualitative observation?

• The bug was 5 cm long.

• The mass of the beaker was 122g.

• The slug was slimy and purple.

• Sam is 150 cm tall.

_______ observation is an observation that involves numerical measurements.

• qualitative observation

• quantitative observation

• inference

• hypothesis

This is the information you collect during the experiment. It is usually organized in a table and a graph.

• testable question

• testable hypothesis

• procedure

• data collection