9SCD Practice Term 1 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a testable question?

• How do rockets work?

• Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?

• Does heart rate increase with exercise?

• Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?

What is a hypothesis?

• An educated prediction or answer to a testable question

• A random guess

• An observation based on feelings or emotions

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An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type

• quantitative

• qualitative

• koalatative

After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________

• conclusion

• experiment

• hypothesis

• table of contents

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information. 

• Hypothesis
• Research
• Observation
• Experiment 

Which of the following is an observation of the picture?

• The person is wearing a T-shirt
• It is a sunny day
• The person is going to a birthday party
• The gift is a DVD player

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

Observations made during an experiment are called:

• results
• problems
• conclusions
• questions