Scientific Method Test

Why is it advisable to use tongs when taking a beaker off a laboratory burner?

• It prevents spilling.
• It looks cool.
• It prevents the beaker from breaking.
• It allows you to move it if it is too hot.

What is the part of an experiment that serves as a standard for comparison?

• Control Group
• Hypothesis
• Constant
• Variable

A testable prediction that predicts a cause and effect relationship between variables is a(n)

• analysis
• observation
• hypothesis
• inference

Where does the dependent variable go on a graph?

• X-axis
• In the Title
• Y-axis
• In the Key

A factor in an experiment that changes in response to the independent variable is the ____.

• constant
• independent variable
• control group
• dependent variable

The “cause” of the experiment, what we are purposefully manipulating or changing is the

• constant
• control group
• dependent variable
• independent variable

Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

• The dog has two legs.
• The dog is small.
• The dog is cute.
• The dog is fuzzy.

Using the graduated cylinder to the right, pick the accurate AND precise measurement below.

• 22.0 mL
• 21.0 mL
• 20.0 mL

If your lab partner’s clothes catch on fire, you should first ___________.

• use a fire extinguisher
• do nothing. It will burn out eventually.
• panic
• tell your partner to stop drop and roll

All of the following are steps in the scientific method EXCEPT

• observing and recording data.
• forming a hypothesis.
• developing a model.
• discarding data that doesn’t match the hypothesis.