Scientific Method Quiz

What is the dependent variable in the data table shown?

• Temperature

• Type of Ball

• Height of Plant

• Height of Bounce

What is the manipulated (independent) variable in Sally's experiment?

• the tray

• the temperature

• the number of seedlings that sprouted

• the kind of soil

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What type of observations does not use numbers to describe something

• Dependent

• Independent

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Which of the following questions could be answered using the scientific method?

• Is experimenting on white mice right or wrong?

• Should teachers make as much money as athletes?

• Which brand of paper towel is the most absorbent?

• Who is the most famous scientist in the world?

Which of the following is an observation about the man in this picture:

• The man hates his purple shirt.
• The man has a purple shirt.
• The man is having a bad day.
• This man is upset because he's hungry

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?

"Does eating breakfast improve test scores?"

• eating breakfast or not

• the grade you got on the test

• what time you get up in the morning

• how tasty the breakfast is

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

• They type of pot you put the plants in.

• The amount you water each plant.

• The amount of sunlight the plants get.

• The amount the plant grows.

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A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question is known as the

• data collection

• recipe

• metric system

• scientific method

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A hypothesis is always written as an _______________ statement.

• if...,then.....because...

• why.....because....

• positive

• questioning

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains what you have learned is the

• materials

• procedures

• conclusion

• dependent variable