Exploring the Scientific Method

What is the process that uses observation and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature?

• Hypothesis

• Science

• Experiment

• Control

What is an organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists called?

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

• Scientific Method

• Control

What is an educated guess or testable prediction in the scientific method?

• Control

• Constant

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

What is an organized procedure for testing a hypothesis called?

• Experiment

• Control

• Constant

• Observation

What is the standard for comparison in an experiment?

• Hypothesis

• Control

• Constant

• Variable

What is a factor that doesn’t vary in an experiment?

• Control

• Hypothesis

• Constant

• Variable

Which term describes a factor that can change in an experiment?

• Constant

• Variable

• Control

• Hypothesis

What is the purpose of a control in an experiment?

• To test the hypothesis

• To serve as a standard for comparison

• To change the outcome

• To vary the results

Why is it important to keep constants in an experiment?

• To ensure the hypothesis is correct

• To make sure the experiment is fair and results are reliable

• To change the variables

• To compare different outcomes

In an experiment, what is the term for the group that receives the experimental treatment?

• Experimental Group

• Control Group

• Variable Group

• Constant Group