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WorksheetsScientific Method Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 43mins
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.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
3.
A hypothesis is simply a prediction that has not yet been _.
a)
proven or disproven
b)
made into a theory
c)
results calculated
d)
written about
4.
The factors in an experiment that can be changed.
a)
variables
b)
quantitative data
c)
hypothesis
d)
steps
5.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
6.
This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
control group
d)
data group
7.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
8.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
9.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
10.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
11.
A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment.
a)
obervations
b)
question/problem
c)
materials
d)
procedures
12.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
13.
When writing you hypothesis, what information follows IF?
a)
dependent variable
b)
how you know it will happen
c)
independent variable
d)
anything
14.
When writing a hypothesis, what information do you fill in after THEN?
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
how you know it will happen
d)
anything good
15.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
d)
not this one.
16.
The factor that will happen because of the change.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variabe
d)
not this one.
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
a)
the color of the fur of an animal
b)
the mating behavior of an animal
c)
the average number of offspring that an organism has
d)
the description of an odor that a chemical produces
20.
What type of graph is used the show how change occurs over a continuous variable?
a)
Bar
b)
Line
c)
Pie
21.
Which type of graph shows the differences among groups?
a)
Bar
b)
Line
c)
Pie
22.
Do you just guess to form your hypothesis?
a)
Yes, it is an "educated guess".
b)
No, you research as much as you can on your experiment and make a hypothesis with that research.
c)
No, you have to do the experiment first, find the right answer, then do your hypothesis to get the right answer.
d)
I don't know.
23.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. On what axis will the heart rate go on?
a)
x
b)
y
24.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
25.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled variables?
a)
Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
26.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?
a)
Type of plant
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
27.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertalizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the water?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
28.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
29.
Which variable is the one being tested?
a)
Dependet
b)
Independent
c)
Control
30.
Which variable is affected by what is being tested?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
31.
Which variable is the same for each test subject in an experiment?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
32.
In the paper folding experiment, the size of the paper and thickness of the paper was what type of variable?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
33.
In the paper folding experiment, the method of folding was what type of variable? (For an "honest" busted myth)
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
34.
In an experiment to determine what type of acid is the MOST corrosive (destructive) which of these would NEED to be a controlled variable?
a)
The acids used
b)
The material the acid is poured on
c)
The size of the hole created by the acid
35.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing the effectiveness differnt types of paper airplane?
a)
the paper used
b)
the type of folds made
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
36.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
a)
Diameter of the ball
b)
Force acting on the ball
c)
Height that the ball bounces
d)
Height from which the ball is dropped
37.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. What is the control variable?
a)
The ball used
b)
The height the ball bounces
c)
Height of the ball being dropped
38.
How many students have blue for a favorite color?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
14
d)
17
39.
What does the
Y axis say?
Y axis say?
a)
Number of people
b)
Character
c)
Favorite Cartoon Characters
d)
Sponge Bob
40.
What does the
X axis say?
X axis say?
a)
Number of people
b)
Character
c)
Favorite Cartoon Characters
d)
Sponge Bob
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