WorksheetsScientific method quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The outcome or effect of an experiment
a)
conclusion
b)
Experiment
c)
Results
d)
Question
2.
A testable prediction about a scientific investigation
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
3.
A test or trial to discover something unknown
a)
Data
b)
Question
c)
Experiment
d)
Hypothesis
4.
A problem for discussion or investigation
a)
Prediction
b)
Compare
c)
Classify
d)
Question
5.
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
6.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
7.
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted.
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
8.
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
9.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
10.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
11.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
12.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
13.
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
14.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
15.
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
16.
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
17.
What is an observation?
a)
a scientific statement based on an ideas
b)
Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
c)
to be unaware of your surroundings
18.
What is a control group in an experiment?
a)
a factor in an experiment that remains unchanged for purpose of comparison (missing the IV)
b)
a factor in an experiment that changes to compare the IV and DV variables
c)
the manipulated group
19.
What are constants in an experiment?
a)
variables changed in the experiment
b)
the control in the experiment
c)
a variable kept unchanged in an experiment, in order to focus on the IV and DV
20.
How many variables should be tested at a time?
a)
Three
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
One
21.
What is the scientific method
a)
Something in science
b)
Just a fun experiment
c)
Process that scientist use to study the world around them.
22.
Different types of bushes are kept in a greenhouse to see which will produce the most flowers. The independent variable in this experiment is the
a)
greenhouse
b)
types of bushes
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
23.
Different types of bushes are kept in a greenhouse to see which will produce the most flowers. The dependent variable in this experiment is
a)
greenhouse
b)
number of flowers
c)
types of bushes
d)
oxygen
24.
the parts of an experiment that remains the same
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Constant
d)
Data
25.
information obtained through testing
a)
Conclusion
b)
Data
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Control
26.
detailed examination of something
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Analysis
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Results
27.
a judgment or decision reached by reasoning
a)
Results
b)
Data
c)
Conclusion
d)
Analysis
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