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WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The factors in an experiment that can be changed.
a)
variables
b)
quantitative data
c)
hypothesis
d)
steps
2.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
3.
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
4.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
5.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
6.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
7.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
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
11.
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
12.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Which variable is the one being tested?
a)
Dependet
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 same for each test subject in an experiment?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
20.
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
21.
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
22.
When testing your teacher's ability to put up with nonsense, which of the following could be a control variable.
a)
Day of the week
b)
Hour of the day
c)
Both of these
d)
Neither of these
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