Science and the Scientific Method Quiz

Matthew, Hunter, Wyatt, Joshua, and Davian are on a field trip to a science museum. What is their main goal?

• To ignore the exhibits and displays about the natural world

• To create events in the natural world

• To investigate and understand the exhibits and displays about the natural world

• To control the exhibits and displays about the natural world

During a city-wide science fair, Kera, Matthew, and Wyatt collected various data about the local climate. What did they do with this information?

• They randomly organized the information

• They looked for chaos and disorder

• They looked for patterns and connections between events

• They ignored the information

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Danner, Tristan, and Jessica noticed that the sunflowers in their garden always face the sun. They proposed a possible explanation for this behavior. What is this explanation called in scientific terms?

• A hypothesis

• A theory supported by evidence

• A proven fact

• A random guess

Scarlett is curious about why the leaves change color in the fall. What should be her first step in the scientific method to understand this phenomenon?

• Designing a controlled experiment where she observes different trees

• Forming a hypothesis that the change in color is due to temperature

• Observation / Asking a Question about the color change

• Recording and analyzing results of different trees she has observed

Ethan, Aiden, and Oliver are conducting a science experiment. They are recording the weight of different objects. What type of data are they collecting?

• Descriptions of the objects

• Theories supported by evidence about the objects

• Characteristics of the objects that cannot be counted

• Numbers obtained by counting or measuring the weights

Jessica and Gavin are conducting an experiment in their school garden to see how different amounts of sunlight affect the growth of a sunflower plant. What is the independent variable in their experiment?

• The amount of sunlight that Jessica and Gavin deliberately change

• The growth of the sunflower plant that Jessica and Gavin observe during the experiment

• The data Jessica and Gavin collect during the experiment

• The type of sunflower plant that remains constant throughout the experiment

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Alyssa and Jessica are conducting a survey on the favorite ice cream flavors in their school. Why is it important for them to survey a large number of students?

• To make the survey more complicated

• To save time and resources

• To get a true picture of the favorite ice cream flavors

• To make the survey less accurate

Matthew and Tristan are conducting a science experiment. What is the importance of the control in their experiment?

• It shows what will happen when the experimental factor is omitted

• It is not necessary in their experiment

• It makes their experiment more complicated

• It has no impact on their experiment

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During a science fair, Alyssa and Matthew were discussing their projects. Alyssa said, 'A theory is just a random guess.' Matthew disagreed and said, 'No, a theory is an educated guess.' Davian, who was listening to their conversation, said, 'A hypothesis is a broad statement of what is believed to be true.' Wyatt, another participant, added, 'A hypothesis is supported by considerable evidence.' Who is correct?

• Alyssa, who said a hypothesis is a broad statement of what is believed to be true

• Matthew, who said a theory is a random guess

• Davian, who said a theory is an educated guess

• Wyatt, who said a hypothesis is supported by considerable evidence

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Ethan, Oliver, and Lily are conducting a science experiment in their class. Why is it important for them to repeat the experiment many times?

• To make the experiment more complicated

• To make the experiment less accurate

• To see if the same results are obtained each time

• To save time and resources