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WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes.
a)
making hypothesis
b)
Interpreting data
c)
drawing conclusions
d)
making observations
2.
Which question would be the best high level scientific question?
a)
Who made the first microscope?
b)
Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
c)
How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
d)
How many giraffes live in Africa?
3.
Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?
a)
it should restate the question
b)
It is an if/then statement
c)
It is testable
d)
It is a prediction.
4.
In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the
a)
controlled variable
b)
independent variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
experimental variable
5.
In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
a)
constants
b)
controlled variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
Independent variable
6.
A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is
a)
The incubator
b)
Male or female
c)
scientist
d)
Temperature
7.
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent variable is
a)
the temperature of the water
b)
the amount of salt in the water
c)
water
d)
number of plants that live in water.
8.
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the dependent variable is
a)
The number of plants in the water.
b)
The temperature of water
c)
scientist
d)
amount of salt in a body of water.
9.
When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
a)
making observations
b)
asking questions
c)
drawing conclusions
d)
forming a hypothesis
10.
Which of the following is important when creating a graph in science.
a)
neatness
b)
labels
c)
titles
d)
all of this
11.
The best graph to use if I want to compare the price of six different cars would be a
a)
data table
b)
line graph
c)
scatterplot
d)
bar graph
12.
1. According to the Venn diagram, what are the most popular types of music?
a)
Blues and country
b)
Country and western
c)
reggae
d)
Jazz and rock
13.
Billie owns a small television store. She has been keeping track of how many televisions she has sold over the last 10 months. Approximately what was Billie's total number of televisions sold at the end of Month 2?
a)
19
b)
123
c)
100
d)
80
14.
About how many more people attended concerts in July than in August?
a)
300
b)
400
c)
200
d)
100
15.
Jonathan measured his new plant every week for 7 weeks. How many inches did Jonathan's plant grow between week 1 and week 7?
a)
12
b)
9
c)
13
d)
10
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