Scientific Method Quiz

A good scientific question has to be _____________________.

• Testable

• Always Correct

• Always Wrong

Which is an example of a good scientific question?

• Is Taylor Swift a good singer?

• Would your best friend enjoy being a lawyer or a flight attendant?

• Do humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor?

When a scientist is listening to the sounds that whales make, he or she is _____________

• Drawing conclusions

• Developing a hypothesis

• Making observations

How is a hypothesis tested?

• By comparing two theories.

• By completing an experiment.

• By formulating a conclusion.

• By proposing an explanation to a question.

A series of steps that help to investigate a scientific question is

• A theory

• A hypothesis

• The scientific method

• Data

What is a critical step in developing a science question?

• Making sure the question is easily answerable.

• Basing the question on an observation.

• Ensuring that the question is totally original.

• Developing a question that is not testable

After asking a question, the next step in the scientific method is to

• Make a law

• Make a hypothesis

• Make a theory

• Formulate a conclusion

Which statement most resembles a scientific theory?

• When the pressure on a sample of oxygen gas is increased 10%, the volume of the gas decreases by 10%.

•  The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure.

• A gas is composed of small particles in constant motion.

•  A gas sample has a mass of 15.8 g and a volume of 10.5 L

Performing a test or experiment allows you to test your ___________.

• draw conclusions

• hypothesis

• senses

• battery

After you make an observation you state the ____________?

• Problem/Question

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Research