Scientific Method Quiz

Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?

• Color
• Smell
• 6.84 cm
• texture

Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?

• Qualitative 
• Quanitative

What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Control Group
• Experimental Group 

Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the DEPENDENT variable
-Amount of water
-Height of Ice cube
-Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height
-Temperature of the water
-Size of the ice cube

• Amount of water 
• Height of Ice cube
• Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height 
• Size of the ice cube

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that an elephant makes?

• drawing conclusions
• making observations
• interpreting data
• making a hypothesis

A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The dependent variable is

• the size of the baby alligators
• the gender of the baby alligators
• the incubator
• the temperature

A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is

• the male alligators
• the incubator
• the gender of the alligator
• the temperature

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

• drawing conclusions
• forming a hypothesis
• asking questions
• making observations

In this graph, what is the independent variable? 

• Population
• Day
• Species 5

In this graph, what is the dependent variable? 

• Walla Walla Island
• Time
• Number of Deer