Scientific Method - Post test

What skill is used by a scientist when she listens to the sounds that produced by whales?

• Interpreting data

• Drawing conclusions

• Making a hypothesis

• Making observations

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

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

• 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.

Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?

• If frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.

• If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.

• If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.

• . If a tennis ball is frozen, it will not bounce as high as one that is not frozen.

A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. Which is the independent variable?

• Water

• Temperature of the water

• Amount of salt in the water

• Number of plants in the water

A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment, which is the dependent variable?

• Water

• Temperature of the water

• Amount of salt in the water

• Number of plants in the water

What is the last step in scientific method?

• Writing report

• Collecting data

• Analyzing data

• Drawing conclusions

Why is experiment important?

• helps create jobs for scientists.

• creates more questions to be answered.

• ensures that many tools are used safely and accurately.

• allows for new discoveries and knowledge in science.

Why is Scientific Method an important process in doing experiments?

• It takes more work but it is worth it

• It helps the experiment to take longer and be better.

• It ensures that the results can be trusted and repeated.

• It ensures that the people doing the experiments are scientific.

What skills is involved when you use fine senses to gather information?

• Observing

• Posing questions

• Developing hypothesis

• Designing experiments

Which step that follows formulating and objectively testing hypotheses?

• Interpreting results

• Stating conclusions

• Conducting experiments

• Making observations and collecting data