Scientific Method Quiz

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Research information about the topic

• Ask a question that can be investigated

• Design an experiment

• Analyze the data

What are the two types of observations mentioned in the scientific method?

• Quantitative and qualitative

• Independent and dependent

• Constant and variable

• Hypothesis and conclusion

What is a hypothesis?

• A question that can be investigated

• A predicted answer to the question from step 1

• The data collected from the experiment

• The relationship between the variables

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Which variable is also called the manipulated variable?

• Dependent variable

• Constant variable

• Independent variable

• Qualitative variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which variable is also called the responding variable?

• Dependent variable

• Constant variable

• Independent variable

• Quantitative variable

What should you do after designing an experiment to test the hypothesis?

• Write a conclusion

• Conduct the experiment and fill in your data table

• Analyze the data

• State the hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the purpose of analyzing the data collected from the experiment?

• To ask a new question

• To design a new experiment

• To create a graph and see the relationship between the variables

• To state the hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the final step in the scientific method?

• Conducting the experiment

• Analyzing the data

• Writing a conclusion

• Stating the hypothesis

What does a constant variable do in an experiment?

• It changes based on the experiment

• It is the variable that the scientist chooses

• It stays the same or isn’t tested

• It is the results or what happens

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How is a hypothesis usually written?

• "If ____, then ____"

• "What if ____"

• "Because ____, therefore ____"

• "In conclusion, ____"