Scientific Method Quiz

Which question would be the best testable scientific question?

• Who made the first microscope?
• How many lions live in Africa?
• Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
• How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which two steps are in the wrong order for the scientific method?

• Ask a question, make a hypothesis
• Test hypothesis, draw conclusions
• Draw conclusions, analyze results
• Analyze results, communicate results

What is the correct order of the scientific method?

• Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results
• Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, draw conclusions, communicate results
• Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results
• Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results

Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?

• It is a prediction.
• It should reinstate the question.
• It is tested.
• It is an if/then statement.

The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an

• Inquiry
• observation
• scientific method
• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions.

• Experiment
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Scientific method

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the

• experimental variable
• controlled variable
• dependent variable
• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the

• Independent variable
• controlled variable
• dependent variable
• conclusion

All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called

• controlled variables or constants
• dependent variables
• independent variables
• controlled experiments

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following hypothesis is written correctly?

• If I heat up a tennis ball, it will bounce high.
• If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen.
• Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
• If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5