Scientific Method Quiz (417)

What are the steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems?

• hypothesis

• observation

• scientific method

• measurement

What is the process of obtaining information through the senses?

• question

• observation

• hypothesis

• measurement

In a controlled experiment how many variables do you change at a time?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

There is only one way a scientist can work through the scientific method.

• False

• True

Which of the following is an example of a quantitative observation?

• The dog is big.

• The board is white.

• The cat weighs 8 pounds.

• The flower smells good.

In addition to being a possible answer to a question, a scientific hypothesis must be

• correct.

• repeatable.

• wrong.

• testable.

The pieces of information collected during an experiment are called

• conclusions.

• data.

• variables.

• predictions.

During an experiment, which variable is the one that is changed on purpose by the scientist?

• Independent

• Dependent

• Control

• Experimental

In science, an educated guess is called a(n)

• question.

• observation.

• conclusion.

• hypothesis.

Which of the following shows the steps of the scientific method in the order in which we learned them?

• observation, experiment, results, communicate, hypothesis, ask a question, conclusion

• observation, ask a question, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion, communicate

• ask a question, conclusion, hypothesis, observation, communicate, experiment, results

• results, observation, experiment, communicate, hypothesis, ask a question, ask a question