Scientific Investigations

Which tool would be used to examine items more closely?

• ruler

• hand lens

• graduated cylinder

• thermometer

When a scientist says, "If ice cream, is placed on a hot sidewalk, then it will melt," he or she is stating a(n)___________________.

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• result

• experiment

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Which item is a hypothesis?

• The paper towel absorbs more water than the napkin.

• If my family takes showers instead of baths for a week, then they will use less water.

• The wind blew more frequently during the month of March.

• Why are the summer months always warm?

Select the senses you would use to make an observation.

• smell

• talk

• hear

• see

• feel

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What do you call the process that scientists use to study the world around them?

• scientific steps

• scientific method

• operation

• hypothesis

A girl went to the zoo. She saw a zebra with stripes and a bird with bright feathers. She observed the color of these animals with her sense of -----

• touch

• hearing

• sight

• smell

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What do you call information you gather and record during an experiment?

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• experiment

• data

Select the tools that would be used to measure length----

• thermometer

• ruler

• scale

• measuring tape

• microscope

Which step in the scientific method tells you if your hypothesis was correct or not?

• conclusion

• data

• question

• observation

Who can be a scientist?

• anyone

• doctors

• adults

• professors