WorksheetsScientific Inquiry #1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
2.
In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be worked with at a time?
a)
one
b)
none
c)
two or more
d)
how ever many makes sense.
3.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
4.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
d)
not this one.
5.
The factor that will happen because of the change.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variabe
d)
not this one.
6.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?
a)
heart rate
b)
type of exercise
c)
amount of exercise
d)
time of day exercise occurs
7.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the independent variable?
a)
type of exercise
b)
heart rate
c)
amount of time exercise occurs
d)
gender of person that exercises
8.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What would be a good control group?
a)
standing heart rate
b)
no heart rate
c)
heart rate after exercise
d)
heart rate between exercises
9.
What format do you use to write a hypothesis
a)
if, then
b)
if
c)
then
d)
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