WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was controlled?
What was controlled?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
2.
The data collected supports which of the following questions that Squidward could have tested?
a)
Which song does the audience prefer?
b)
Which instrument does the audience like best?
c)
Which reed length creates the best sound?
d)
How do applause affect performance?
3.
Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme. On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns. He usually averages 25 customers per day. On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers.
What was the dependent variable?
What was the dependent variable?
a)
The customers
b)
The crabby patty
c)
The colored buns
d)
The number of customers
4.
What is the Scientific Method?
a)
The steps to making an experiment.
b)
The steps to making proving your hypothesis is right.
c)
Don't know.
d)
The six steps to making an experiment.
5.
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
6.
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
a)
The van is tan.
b)
The van ran into KFC.
c)
The driver was hungry.
d)
An ambulance may be on the way.
7.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
8.
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
9.
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
10.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
d)
not this one.
11.
Which of the following is a possible conclusion?
a)
Customers liked blue patties best.
b)
The colored patties did not increase sales.
c)
The colored patties increased sales.
d)
Will colored patties improve sales?
12.
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
13.
Using background knowledge to form a conclusion.
a)
Inference
b)
Observation
c)
Conclusion
d)
Hypothesis
14.
Information and ideas collected (charts & graphs)
a)
Data
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Conclusion
d)
Inference
15.
Paco's daughter will be participating in an upcoming dance recital. She will require a different costume for each dance she plans to performs.
c = the number of costumes Paco's daughter will require
d = the number of dances Paco's daughter plans to perform
Which of the variables is independent?
c = the number of costumes Paco's daughter will require
d = the number of dances Paco's daughter plans to perform
Which of the variables is independent?
a)
c
b)
d
16.
Carey and Justin are raising money to purchase books for their school's library. The more money they raise, the more books they will be able to purchase for the library.
m = the amount of money Carey and Justin raise
b = the number of books Carey and Justin will be able to purchase
Which of the variables is dependent?
m = the amount of money Carey and Justin raise
b = the number of books Carey and Justin will be able to purchase
Which of the variables is dependent?
a)
m
b)
b
17.
Maria wants to know if birds prefer to eat in one place over another. She makes three feeders out of 2-liter bottles and paints all of them red. She fills each of the feeders with the same amount of mixed birdseed, and plans to keep the feeders out for 10 days before measuring how much seed is eaten from each feeder. She puts each of the feeders in her back yard: one feeder in a large dead tree, another feeder she sits on the dog house, and the last she sits in a small bushy tree.
What is the independent variable?
What is the independent variable?
a)
Red birdfeeders
b)
Placement of birdfeeders
c)
Amount of seed
18.
Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his independent variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Type of dog
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
19.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. On what axis will the type of exercise go on?
a)
x
b)
y
20.
What kind of a graph trend is this?
a)
Sudden uptrend
b)
Uptrend
c)
Sudden downtrend
d)
Downtrend
21.
Which of the following questions would be an appropriate SCIENTIFIC question that could be tested by experimentation?
a)
Which type of bread goes moldy the fastest?
b)
a. Where do we go when we die?
c)
a. Is it a sin to transplant pig hearts into humans?
d)
a. Are llamas less valuable than camels?
22.
Two types of data scientists collect are...
a)
hypothesis and theory
b)
qualitative and quantitative
c)
myths and fables
d)
metric and standard measurements
23.
Recording data on how yellow or orange leaves turn in October by describing them as "green" "slightly yellow" "very yellow" or "orange" is ____ data
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
24.
Measuring the gas mileage used over the winter versus summer months would involve the collection of ____ data.
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
25.
You need to collect data on how the feeling of fabric affects someone's mood. You would collect ____ data.
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
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