Scientific Method Quiz

What is a variable in an experiment?

• A) The process of gathering information using the senses or scientific tools.

• B) Information that is descriptive and involves characteristics that cannot usually be counted.

• C) Any factor that can be changed or controlled in an experiment.

• D) The group in an experiment that receives the treatment.

What does data collection involve?

• A) The process of gathering information using the senses or scientific tools.

• B) The process of systematically gathering and measuring information on variables of interest.

• C) Information that is descriptive and involves characteristics that cannot usually be counted.

• D) A controlled procedure carried out to discover, test, or demonstrate something.

Which of the following is a characteristic of qualitative data?

• A) It can be measured and written down with numbers.

• B) It involves characteristics that cannot usually be counted.

• C) It is gathered through controlled procedures.

• D) It includes the use of senses and scientific tools to gather information.

What is an experiment?

• A) A controlled procedure carried out to discover, test, or demonstrate something.

• B) A systematic process used by scientists to explore observations, answer questions, and test hypotheses.

• C) Information that can be measured and written down with numbers.

• D) The group in an experiment that receives the treatment.

What is the role of the control group in an experiment?

• A) The group that receives the treatment.

• B) The process of gathering information using the senses or scientific tools.

• C) The group that does not receive the treatment and is used as a benchmark.

• D) Any factor that can be changed or controlled in an experiment.

Which term refers to information that can be measured and written down with numbers?

• A) Qualitative Data

• B) Quantitative Data

• C) Observation

• D) Variable

What is the purpose of an experiment?

• A) To describe information that involves characteristics that cannot usually be counted.

• B) To carry out a controlled procedure to discover, test, or demonstrate something.

• C) To gather and measure information on variables of interest.

• D) To explore observations, answer questions, and test hypotheses.

Which of the following best describes an observation?

• A) The group that receives the treatment.

• B) A systematic process used by scientists to explore observations, answer questions, and test hypotheses.

• C) The process of gathering information using the senses or scientific tools.

• D) Information that can be measured and written down with numbers.

Which of the following best describes the scientific method?

• A) A controlled procedure carried out to discover, test, or demonstrate something.

• B) The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation.

• C) A systematic process used by scientists to explore observations, answer questions, and test hypotheses.

• D) The process of systematically gathering and measuring information on variables of interest.

In an experiment, what is the role of a variable?

• A) The group that receives the treatment.

• B) The group that does not receive the treatment and is used as a benchmark.

• C) Any factor that can be changed or controlled in an experiment.

• D) The process of gathering information using the senses or scientific tools.