Scientific Method Quiz

In science, a hypothesis must be

• correct.

• manipulated.

• controlled.

• testable.

_____ is using one or more of your senses to gather information.

• observing

• guessing

• dreaming

• inferring

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

• Scientific Method

• Data collection

• Recipe

• Metric System

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n)...

• Answer

• Problem

• Experiment

• Safety Check

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Collecting data

• Conclusion

• Researching

• Asking a question

A variable that is changed by you

• Control variable

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Experimental variable

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

• Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

• It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

• It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

After you complete an experiment for the first time, what should you do next to ensure that your results are reliable?

• Share it with the scientific community

• Repeat the test multiple times

• Change your hypothesis because it was wrong

• Add some more variables to the experiment

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

Which are part of the scientific method?

• Identify the problem

• Perform the experiment

• Form a hypothesis

• Change multiple independent variables at the same time

• Communicate the results