Scientific Enquiry

How many steps were involved in your investigation?

• 5

• 7

• 4

• 6

What is the first step of scientific enquiry?

• Hypothesis

• Asking a question

• Conclusion

• Making Observations

In which step of the scientific method do we test our hypothesis by following a specific list of steps?

• Experiment

• Conclusion

• Result

• Hypothesis

Suzan said "If I will fertilize my geranium plants, they will blossom."

what type of scientific enquiry she used?

• Forming a hypothesis

• Testing a hypothesis

• Making conclusion

• Asking a question

What the scientist is measuring in the experiment is the...

• Conclusion

• Controlled Variable

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

A student wants to test the hypothesis of "If salt is added to water then the boiling point of water will decrease." What is the independent variable?

• Amount of water

• Amount of salt

• Boiling point

• Melting point

Joe wants to determine the effect of fertilizer on the growth of grass. What is the dependent variable?

• Amount of fertilizer

• Type of plant

• Time

• Height of grass

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• Type of plant

• Amount of sunlight

• Type of liquid

• Type of music

Jonathan's data showed that household cockroaches moved away from raw cucumbers.

what type of scientific enquiry is it?

• Forming Hypothesis

• Testing Hypothesis

• Draw conclusion

• Asking a question

Three wax palm trees were kept at different humidity levels inside a greenhouse for 12 weeks. One tree was left outside in normal condition. Height of tree was measured once a week. The constant variable in this investigation is ...............

• Conditions

• Type of tree

• Humidity level

• Height of tree