Scientific Method & Science Skills Review

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?

• making observations

• drawing conclusions

• making a hypothesis

• interpreting data

The process or series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions about the world is called the:

• experiment

• hypothesis

• scientific method

• observation

The variable that is changed by the scientist is called the the______. It is plotted on the x-axis of a graph.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• experimental variable

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

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

When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is

• analyzing data
• making a hypothesis
• communicating results
• experimenting

In an experiment, the variable we measure is called the _________. It is plotted on the y-axis of a graph.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• experimental variable

In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs?

• making a hypothesis

• graphs
• asking questions
• analyzing data

One of the final parts of the scientific method; a summary of reasonable inferences is a/an

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• controlled experiment
• question

The child's temperature was 101 degrees. Quantitative or Qualitative observation?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Which of the following is an observation?

• The leaves on the tree are green.

• Trees are pretty.

• Climbing trees is so much fun.

• This picture is the best picture of a tree there ever has been.