SUMMATIVE TEST-QUARTER 1-WEEK 1: SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS

Which of the following steps to solve a problem must be completed last?

• analyzing data

• drawing conclusions

• testing a hypothesis

• recognizing and identifying the problem

What step should be completed first to solve a problem?

• analyzing data

• drawing conclusions

• testing a hypothesis

• recognizing and identifying the problem

What do you call the information gathered during experiments?

• data

• theory

• conclusion

• hypothesis

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas

• Using five senses to notice what is going on around you

• To be unaware of your surroundings

• The question that you want an answer to.

How do scientists test their hypothesis?

• designing models

• doing experiments

• drawing conclusions

• formulating questions

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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

• observing

• posing questions

• developing hypothesis

• designing experiments

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 or responding variable?

• water

• temperature of the water

• amount of salt in the water

• number of plants in the water

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.

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

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

  hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.

• b. Ask questions, conduct research, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.

• c. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw

  conclusions, analyze results, communicate results.

• d. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.