Scientific Method Quiz

What is the first step of the scientific method?

• a. form a hypothesis
• b. record and analyze data
• c. make observations and state a problem

In any experiment, the one factor that is being tested is the ...

• a. variable
• b. control
• c. data

A scientific theory that has been well tested and accepted as true is called a...

• a. hypothesis
• b. law
• c. data

What is a suggested solution, or guess that is usually formed after the problem is stated?

• a. variable
• b. control
• c. hypothesis

Observations and measurements are both types of _____ that can be collected during an experiment.

• a. data
• b. variable
• c. hypothesis

What is a logical explanation for events in nature?

• a. hypothesis
• b. theory
• c. law

An experiment that is set up without the variable is called a...

• a. variable
• b. hypothesis
• c. control

The statement "The data shows that seeds need water to grow." is an example of a...

• a. problem
• b. hypothesis
• c. conclusion

Which of these steps of the scientific method would come last?

• a. stating the conclusion
• b. stating the problem
• c. testing your hypothesis

How do scientists test their hypothesis?

• a,. they make a conclusion
• b. they perform an experiment
• c. they state the problem in the form of a question