WorksheetsScientific Method Georgia Milestone Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In using the scientific method,what is the next step after you state the problem?
a)
Form a hypothesis
b)
Publish the results
c)
Repeat
d)
Record the results
2.
In using the scientific method,what is the next step after you draw a conclusion?
a)
Form a hypothesis
b)
Publish the results
c)
Repeat
d)
Record the results
3.
In using the scientific method,what is the next step after you publish the results?
a)
Form a hypothesis
b)
State the problem
c)
Repeat
d)
Record the results
4.
In using the scientific method,what is the next step after you record the results?
a)
Form a hypothesis
b)
State the problem
c)
Repeat
d)
Analyze the results
5.
During an experiment, what is something that stays the same through out the experiment while the other variables change?
a)
Control Group
b)
Changing(Manipulated) Variable
c)
Control Variable
d)
Independent Variable
6.
Graphs display great ways to present or share your data. What type of variable can scientists have control over in conducting an experiment?
a)
Control Group
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Control Variable
d)
Independent Variable
7.
Graphs display great ways to present or share your data. What type of variable will change due to the independent variable?
a)
Control Group
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Control Variable
d)
Independent Variable
8.
What is something within an experiment that changes in the experiment?
a)
Control Group
b)
Changing(Manipulated) Variable
c)
Control Variable
d)
Independent Variable
9.
What is the standard of comparison in an experiment at a “natural” state called?
a)
Control Group
b)
Changing(Manipulated) Variable
c)
Control Variable
d)
Independent Variable
10.
The jackrabbit population sometimes decreases dramatically. One possible explanation for this decrease is that the coyote population has increased. This explanation is a scientific___________.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Law
c)
Experiment
d)
Conclusion
11.
A prediction was made that the best conditions for earthworm growth occur when there are fewer than five earthworms per cubic meter of soil. This prediction is called a___________.
a)
Experiment
b)
Law
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Conclusion
12.
What can be concluded from this experiment?
a)
Clear plastic might melt in the sun.
b)
Black paper absorbs more heat than other materials.
c)
Aluminum foil should not be used in direct sunlight.
d)
Black paper can fade in direct sunlight.
13.
The orchard sprayed with the chemical yields an average of 60 apples per tree, the other orchard without the chemical yields an average of 40 apples per tree. Based on the data, the scientist would_________________.
a)
report his data.
b)
test the chemical on other plants.
c)
determine that the chemical increases apple yield.
d)
determine that the results were inconclusive.
14.
Which of the following information belongs in the results section of an investigation report?
a)
A bibliography of written sources.
b)
A restatement of the hypothesis.
c)
A description of the purpose of the investigation.
d)
Charts and graphs of the data recorded.
15.
A mineral supplement designed to prevent the common cold was given to two groups of people during a scientific study.
Dosage
Group 1 50 mg day
Group 2 100 mg day
After eight weeks, neither group reported a case of the common cold. Which of the following would have made the outcome of this study more valid?
Dosage
Group 1 50 mg day
Group 2 100 mg day
After eight weeks, neither group reported a case of the common cold. Which of the following would have made the outcome of this study more valid?
a)
Test only one group with 150 mg of the supplement.
b)
Give the supplement to both groups for only 6 weeks.
c)
Create a third group that receives 75 mg of the supplement.
d)
Create a third group that does not receive the supplement.
16.
What should a scientist do after coming up with a question about the natural world?
a)
Form a hypothesis.
b)
Conduct a controlled experiment.
c)
Analyze appropriate data.
d)
Come up with a conclusion.
17.
Which variable is the same for each test subject in an experiment?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
18.
Which variable is affected by what is being tested?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
19.
Which variable is the one being tested?
a)
Dependet
b)
Independent
c)
Control
20.
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
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