Marine Science Scientific Method Quiz

What should be included in a conclusion?

• The methods you used

• Lab partners' names

• safety information

• specific evidence/data found in experiment

Anything you can detect with your senses is called...

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Conclusion

• Theory

_______ study life in the ocean including all water that has some degree of salinity, like the estuaries at river mouths.

• Marine biologists

• zoologists

• oceanographers

• biologists

Which of the following hypothesis is correct?

• grass grows better when watered often

• If grass is watered it will grow

• If grass is watered often, then it will grow taller.

• Does grass grow taller if it is watered often?

Which of the following is NOT a reason why we should study marine science?

• Oceans provide salt

• Many products that humans consume comes from the ocean

• Marine environments provide recreation

• Oceans regulate the climate

Which of the following is NOT an example of safety equipment in our classroom?

• Eye wash station

• Fire extinguisher

• Lab coats

• Fire blanket

The dependent variable is ...

• The conclusion

• The result of the change that occurs in the experiment

• The change that you make in the experiment

• a Theory

Which of the following is categorized as qualitative data

• The color

• shoe size

• The weight

• the score

which of the following is known as Quantitative data

• the smell

• the shape

• names

• number of pennies

A marine scientist notices that a species of Jellyfish grow bigger in a warm environment than a colder one. If temperature impacts the growth of the Jellyfish, the same species is placed in 2 different tanks with different temperatures. What is the dependent variable?

• The jellyfish

• The size of the jellyfish

• The temperature of the tanks

• The amount of food given to the Jellyfish