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WorksheetsScience Inquiry Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A theory
b)
An educated guess based on information that uses the words "if" and "then"
c)
What is changed in an experiment
d)
The first step in the Scientific Process
2.
The scientific method is used best for...
a)
Solving problems
b)
Making an observation
c)
Developing new plants
d)
Growing new cities
3.
A good testable question and a good hypothesis must be..
a)
Approved by the National Science Committee
b)
Based on prior knowledge
c)
Written in present tense
d)
Testable & measurable (independent & dependent variables)
4.
The first step in the scientific method is to
a)
Write a testable question
b)
Make a hypothesis
c)
Go as someone for help
d)
Write the results
5.
Which step from the Scientific Method is missing:
Testable question
Hypothesis
Experiment
Conclusion
Testable question
Hypothesis
Experiment
Conclusion
a)
Gather materials
b)
Write down steps
c)
Results
d)
Run tests
6.
How do you write a good conclusion?
a)
Make a graph
b)
Compare your results with others
c)
Restate the hypothesis; tell if data supports hypothesis
d)
Share results through tables and data
7.
What is a dependent variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
8.
What is a constant variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
9.
What is an independent variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
10.
Which step of the scientific method tells what happened and includes the averages of data collected in the experiment?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Experiment
d)
Results
11.
What is the independent variable in the following testable question:
How does changing the size of the tail affect how long a kite will fly in minutes?
How does changing the size of the tail affect how long a kite will fly in minutes?
a)
How long the kite will fly
b)
The size of the tail
12.
What is the dependent variable in the following testable question:
How does changing the color of the can affect how hot it will get in the sun?
How does changing the color of the can affect how hot it will get in the sun?
a)
How hot it will get in the sun
b)
The color of the can
13.
In the following experiment, which of the choices below should be kept constant?
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
a)
Color of ball
b)
Throwing order
c)
Throwing spot
14.
In the following experiment, time is what variable?
"To determine the boiling point of an unknown liquid, a student heats 10 ml of the liquid in a test tube and records the temperature every minute for 20 minutes."
"To determine the boiling point of an unknown liquid, a student heats 10 ml of the liquid in a test tube and records the temperature every minute for 20 minutes."
a)
Independent
b)
Control
c)
Dependent
15.
In the following experiment, which of the variables in the independent variable?
"Students plan to use rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall in different areas of their state."
"Students plan to use rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall in different areas of their state."
a)
Height of gauge
b)
Location of gauge
c)
Brand of gauge
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