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Worksheets2 WestPo Scientific Method
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
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)
number of nose hairs
2.
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
3.
What are the five steps of the scientific method in order from first to fifth?
a)
research, problem, hypothesis, project, experimentation, conclusion
b)
research, conclusion, problem, project experimentation, hypothesis
c)
conclusion, research, problem, experimentation, hypothesis
4.
What are the three kinds of variables that you need to identify in your experiments?
a)
independent, controlled, dependent
b)
independent, dependent, identical
c)
identical, controlled,s sample
5.
In an experiment a variable known as the control is described as
a)
the variable that you purposely manipulate
b)
the variable that is being observed
c)
the variable that is not changed
d)
the variable that does not exist
6.
The factors in an experiment that can be changed.
a)
variables
b)
quantitative data
c)
hypothesis
d)
quantitative data
7.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
8.
What is independent variable?
a)
the variable that you purposely manipulate
b)
the variable that is being observed
c)
the variable that is not changed.
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.
What is the first step in completing the scientific method?
a)
project experimentation
b)
analysis
c)
conclusion
d)
research
11.
Identify the quantitative observation?
a)
there is one fish
b)
the shirt is yellow
c)
the closet is brown
12.
Why do scientist use the scientific method?
a)
To make sure they get credit for their discoveries.
b)
To make sure their results are valid and can be performed by other scientists.
c)
So that other scientist don't get mad at them
13.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
14.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
15.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Make an observation
b)
Design and conduct an experiment
c)
Make an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
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