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Scientific Method

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an observation?
a)
an opinion
b)
a fact
c)
what you decide
d)
a conclusion
2.
What is an observation for this picture?
a)
The man is scared
b)
The man is going to get eaten
c)
There is a man in a kayak
d)
The man is paddling fast
3.
There are nine dolphins in a pod.
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
4.
Dolphins in a pod engage in play.
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
5.
Dolphins eat the equivalent of 4% of their body mass each day.
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
6.
The stove is red hot. 
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
7.
There are 25 Liters of water in the buckets. 
a)
quantitative 
b)
qualitative 
8.
The flowers are green and blue. 
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative 
9.
The clouds are grey and ground is wet. 
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
10.
Which tool would be best to measure the mass? 
a)
beaker
b)
scale
c)
ruler
d)
measuring cup
11.
What tool would help make a qualitative observation?
a)
ruler
b)
scale
c)
measuring cup
d)
magnifying glass
12.
Which of the following tool would help with a quantitative observation?
a)
magnifying glass
b)
ruler
c)
microscope
13.
I saw a black dog running in the park. 
a)
Quantitative Observation
b)
Qualitative Observation
14.
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 the independent variable?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
15.
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 the dependent variable?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
16.
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 control?
a)
The customers 
b)
The crabby patty
c)
The colored buns
d)
The number of customers
17.
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 independent variable?
a)
The customers 
b)
The crabby patty
c)
The colored buns
d)
The number of customers
18.
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?
a)
The customers 
b)
The crabby patty
c)
The colored buns
d)
The number of customers
19.
The possible answer to the problem.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Data
d)
Experiment
20.
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.
21.
This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment. 
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
control group
d)
data group
22.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
23.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative