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WorksheetsUnit 1: Scientific Method
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 11hrs 30mins
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Class
Date
1.
Hypothesis means:
a)
a. An educated guess
b)
b. The main idea of a paragraph
c)
c. A random guess
d)
d. None of the above
2.
Which is an example of making a conclusion?
a)
a. Mr. Rivas asks, “Does a person move less if they eat more?"
b)
b. Mr. Rivas sets up an experiment where he feeds different groups of people different amounts of food.
c)
c. Mr. Rivas analyzes his data and sees that the groups of people that ate more moved less.
d)
d. Mr. Rivas concludes his hypothesis was right based on his data: people do move less if they more.
3.
An experiment is the step that happens after:
a)
a. Analyzing your data
b)
b. Making a hypothesis
c)
c. Sharing your results
d)
d. Making a conclusion
4.
Which of the following would you analyze after you do an experiment?
a)
a. The data you gathered
b)
b. Other people’s conclusions
c)
c. Your own conclusion
d)
d. None of the above
5.
Which of the following happens first?
a)
a. Make a hypothesis
b)
b. Ask a question
c)
c. Share your results
d)
d. Analyze your data
6.
Which is an example of “making an experiment”?
a)
a. Mr. Rivas asks, “Does drinking milk help you fall asleep at night?”
b)
b. Mr. Rivas sees on his graph that people who drank more milk got tired faster at night.
c)
c. Mr. Rivas thinks that if a person drinks more milk, then the person will sleep faster at night.
d)
d. Mr. Rivas gives milk to 5 people and nothing to 5 other people. He times how long it takes for everyone to go to sleep.
7.
Adolfo was confused with the following data statements. Mr. Rivas says that they’re different, but Adolfo thinks they give the same information. Here are the data statements:
1. All the plants with sunlight grew very tall.
2. All the plants with sunlight grew an average of 3 feet.
Question: Which data statement is quantitative?
1. All the plants with sunlight grew very tall.
2. All the plants with sunlight grew an average of 3 feet.
Question: Which data statement is quantitative?
a)
a. Neither
b)
b. Statement 1
c)
c. Statement 2
d)
d. Both
8.
What kind of data is shown on this graph?
a)
a. Inaccurate Data
b)
b. Qualitative Data
c)
c. Objective Data
d)
d. Quantitative Data
9.
What kind of data is shown on this graph?
a)
a. Quantitative data
b)
b. Subjective data
c)
c. Complete Data
d)
d. Qualitative Data
10.
What is an observation?
a)
a. Using one or more of your five senses to describe a situation
b)
b. Making a guess about a situation
c)
c. Both a and b
d)
d. None of the above
11.
Which one of the following observations is objective?
a)
a. The firetruck is red.
b)
b. Policecars are better than firetrucks.
c)
c. The firetruck siren is loud.
d)
d. Both A and C
12.
Which one of the following observations is subjective?
a)
a. The basketball player is the best in the team.
b)
b. Vanilla ice cream is better than peanut butter ice cream.
c)
c. The giraffe is stronger than the lion.
d)
d. All of the above
13.
Make an observation about the following picture.
a)
a. They both want the bear.
b)
b. There are two children.
c)
c. The children are pulling the bear’s arms.
d)
d. Both B and C.
14.
Make an inference about the following picture.
a)
a. They both want the bear.
b)
b. There are two children.
c)
c. The children are pulling the bear’s arms.
d)
d. Both B and C.
15.
Make an observation about the following picture.
a)
a. The person loves the person he’s looking at.
b)
b. The person just won a million dollars
c)
c. The person is about to take a bite of a sandwich
d)
d. None of the above.
16.
Make an inference about the following picture.
a)
a.The person is smiling
b)
b. The person has two eyes.
c)
c. The person is really happy.
d)
d. None of the above.
17.
Which of the following are examples of data?
a)
a. Graphs
b)
b. Tables
c)
c. Diagrams or pictures
d)
d. All of the above
18.
A lady was given a bowl of soup and a plate with steak. The lady started eating the soup, but after a couple bites she put her spoon down and wiped her mouth. She pushed the soup away and started eating the steak.
Which is an example of an observation about the story?
Which is an example of an observation about the story?
a)
a. The soup tasted bad
b)
b. The lady liked the steak better than the soup.
c)
c. The lady pushed the soup away
d)
d. The soup was cold.
19.
A lady was given a bowl a soup and a plate with steak. The lady started eating the soup, but after a couple bites she put her spoon down and wiped her mouth. She pushed the soup away and started eating the steak.
Which is an example of an inference about the story?
Which is an example of an inference about the story?
a)
a. The soup tasted bad
b)
b. The lady liked the steak better than the soup.
c)
c. The lady pushed the soup away
d)
d. Both A and B
20.
What is an inference?
a)
What you see, hear, touch, smell, or taste
b)
It's a guess about a situation you can make given your observations.
c)
It's a type of data
d)
None of the above
21.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
"What will happen if I exercise everyday?"
"What will happen if I exercise everyday?"
a)
I will be healthier if I exercise everyday.
b)
I will run longer if I exercise everyday.
c)
If I exercise everyday, then I will be able to run longer
d)
I will be able to run longer, then I get more healthy everyday.
22.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
"Does reading a book everyday make you read faster?"
"Does reading a book everyday make you read faster?"
a)
After reading a book everyday, I will be able to read better.
b)
You have to read everyday in order to be a better reader.
c)
If I read 20 more words per minute, then I will be a better reader.
d)
If I read a book everyday, then I will be able to read at least 20 more words per minute.
23.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
Do different shirt colors absorb different amounts of heat?
Do different shirt colors absorb different amounts of heat?
a)
Darker shirts absorb more heat.
b)
Darker shirts get warmer faster, then they will be warmer than lighter shirts.
c)
If I make the shirt color darker, then the shirt will get warmer.
d)
If I make the shirt color darker, it will be warmer.
24.
Make a hypothesis from the following question:
Does Facebook make people feel lonelier the longer they use it?
Does Facebook make people feel lonelier the longer they use it?
a)
Facebook makes people lonelier.
b)
If I have people spend more time on Facebook, then they will feel more lonely the longer they use it.
c)
Facebook doesn't make people lonelier.
d)
The more posts you read about other people on facebook, the more lonely you feel.
25.
Independent variable means:
a)
What the scientists changes
b)
What doesnt change
c)
What changes by itself
d)
What you expect to change
26.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I type the brand of battery being used, then the amount of time a battery will last longer.
What is the independent variable?
If I type the brand of battery being used, then the amount of time a battery will last longer.
What is the independent variable?
a)
The time the battery lasts
b)
How big the battery is
c)
The color of the battery
d)
The type of battery
27.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the independent variable?
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the independent variable?
a)
The temperature
b)
The amount of time the apple lasts
c)
The color of the apple
d)
Where you store the apple
28.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the independent variable?
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the independent variable?
a)
How weak the signal is
b)
How thick the object is
c)
How good your cell phone is
d)
The color of the object used
29.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the independent variable?
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the independent variable?
a)
How much water the plant gets
b)
How green the plant is
c)
How much sunlight you give the plant
d)
How tall the plant gets
30.
Dependent variable means:
a)
What the scientists changes
b)
What doesnt change
c)
What changes by itself
d)
What you expect to change
31.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I type the brand of battery being used, then the amount of time a battery will last longer.
What is the dependent variable?
If I type the brand of battery being used, then the amount of time a battery will last longer.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
The time the battery lasts
b)
How big the battery is
c)
The color of the battery
d)
The type of battery
32.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the dependent variable?
If I increase the temperature that I store and apple in, then the apple will last less time.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
The temperature
b)
The amount of time the apple lasts
c)
The color of the apple
d)
Where you store the apple
33.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the dependent variable?
If I use a thicker object to block my phone, then my phone will have a weaker signal.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
How weak the signal is
b)
How thick the object is
c)
How good your cell phone is
d)
The color of the object used
34.
Read the following hypothesis:
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the dependent variable?
If I give a plant more sunlight, then the plant will grow taller.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
How much water the plant gets
b)
How green the plant is
c)
How much sunlight you give the plant
d)
How tall the plant gets
35.
A constant is:
a)
What the scientists changes
b)
What doesnt change
c)
What changes by itself
d)
What you expect to change
36.
I want to see if I can make a plant grow taller by giving it more water. I make sure to keep the amount of sunlight and dirt the same.
What are the constants of this experiment?
What are the constants of this experiment?
a)
Just the amount of water.
b)
Just the amount of sunlight.
c)
Just the amount of dirt.
d)
The amount of dirt and sunlight.
37.
I do an experiment to see if different color paper towels will absorb more water. I make sure to keep the thickness and the size to be the same.
What are the constants of this experiment?
What are the constants of this experiment?
a)
The thickness and size.
b)
Just the thickness
c)
Just the size
d)
Just the color
38.
I want to see if the color of a lit candle will affect how long it takes for the candle to completely melt. I make sure to use the same size candle and the same temperature to melt it.
What are the constants in this experiment?
What are the constants in this experiment?
a)
Just the size of the candle
b)
Both the size and the temperature
c)
Just the temperature
d)
The color of the candle
39.
A control group in an experiment is/are...
a)
The independent variable
b)
The group that is not being changed from what is normal
c)
The constant
d)
The groups that are changed about the experiments
40.
I want to see if I can make a plant grow taller by giving it more water. Plants normally get a cup of water a day.
What is the control group for this experiment?
What is the control group for this experiment?
a)
The plant that gets more sunlight
b)
The plant that gets a cup of water a day
c)
The plant that gets more than a cup of water a day
d)
None of the above
41.
I do an experiment to see if different color paper towels will absorb more water. Paper towels are usually white.
What is the control group for this experiment?
What is the control group for this experiment?
a)
The blue paper towels
b)
The thicker paper towels
c)
There is no control group
d)
The white paper towels
42.
I want to see if the color of a lit candle will affect how long it takes for the candle to completely melt. Candles are usually yellowish in color.
What is the control group for this experiment?
What is the control group for this experiment?
a)
The red candles
b)
The thicker candles
c)
The candles that are yellowish
d)
The taller candles
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