#1 Scientific Method Practice Test

The process of obtaining information by using senses is called a/an

• Scientific method

• Observation

• Conclusion

• Inquiry

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A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions

• Scientific Method

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Experiment

A conclusion

• is a paragraph that uses information from your experiment to support or disprove your hypothesis.

• is a graph that shows your results.

• is the steps you take to complete your experiment.

• is what you think will happen.

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Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?

• If I water a plant then it will grow.

• If a plant is not watered, it won’t grow as much as the one that is watered.

• If I water a plant it will grow.

• Watered plants will grow.

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When you decide whether or not the data from the experiment supports your original hypothesis, you are

 

• drawing conclusions

• making observations

• forming a hypothesis

• asking questions

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Which statement includes a quantitative observation

• There are 4 grapes in the bag.

• The girl is slow.

• The lunchbox is blue.

• The table is tall.

Which statement includes a qualitative observation?

• The girl is wearing a pink short sleeve shirt with a red headband.

• The toilet flushed twice

• The bag has 4 groups.

• I like movies.

A prediction or statement that can be tested is a(n)____.

• hypothesis

• control

• observation

• conclusion

Facts, figures, and other evidence learned through observation are called

• data

• variables

• experiments

• questions

In an experiment, the one variable that the scientist can change or manipulate is the

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

• control