WorksheetsSCIENTIFIC METHOD
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What must you find out AFTER conducting an experiment and collecting data?
a)
if the answers are right
b)
if the results support your hypothesis
c)
if the answers can be corrected
2.
At the end of an experiment, after analyzing your results, what may you draw?
a)
a conclusion
b)
a bar graph
c)
a picture
3.
Early scientists thought the shapes of birds’ wings helped birds fly. In their first experiments, they made wings the same thickness and shape from front to back. This didn’t work. What might these scientists have done after they analyzed their results?
a)
tested the same hypothesis
b)
designed new wing shapes
c)
taken a vacation
4.
Which of the following is the best definition of science?
a)
the process of memorizing answers about the natural world
b)
the process of gathering knowledge about the natural world
c)
the process of reading the knowledge of the known world
5.
Which of the following is the most important part of gathering knowledge in science?
a)
asking questions
b)
looking up answers
c)
memorizing material
6.
What are scientific methods?
a)
the steps scientists use to answer questions and solve problems
b)
the steps scientists use to answer questions and cause problems
c)
the steps scientists use to look up the answers to questions
7.
BEFORE asking questions, what is a scientist likely to do?
a)
make answers that work
b)
make reservations
c)
make observations
8.
What must a good hypothesis be?
a)
difficult
b)
testable
c)
correct
9.
Which of the following is a good way to analyze data?
a)
Organize it into charts and graphs and do calculations if necessary.
b)
Check it over and then copy it
c)
Put it away for a few months to see if it makes more sense later.
10.
At the END of an investigation (experiment), what should you do if you find that your results do not support your hypothesis?
a)
Buy new measurement tools.
b)
Change the topic you are studying.
c)
Repeat your investigation, and then change your hypothesis if necessary.
11.
In science, what is a scientific theory?
a)
the first idea to explain an observation
b)
the best idea to explain a hypothesis
c)
an explanation for many hypotheses and observations
12.
A conclusion at the end of a scientific investigation
a)
that your results either support or do not support your hypothesis.
b)
usually will not give you any guidance in deciding what to do next.
c)
Is usually the final word on the subject until someone proves otherwise.
13.
What’s the difference between an inference and an observation?
a)
an inference uses your senses to describe and an observation is a thought based on the observation.
b)
an observation uses your senses to describe and an inference is a thought based on the observation.
c)
none of the above
14.
What’s the difference between a direct observation and an indirect observation?
a)
a direct observation uses the sense of touch only.
b)
indirect observations uses all your senses.
c)
direct observations use all your senses.
15.
What is the difference between an experimental group and a control group?
a)
an experimental group is the one that is changed
b)
the control group is the one that is “normal”, doesn’t change
c)
both a and b
16.
What are the differences between the independent variable, dependent variable, and the controlled variable (constant)?
a)
independent variable can never be changed
b)
dependent variable doesn’t matter
c)
controlled variables do not change
17.
a tentative, testable answer to a scientific question.
a)
hypothesis
b)
control group
c)
variable
18.
any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types.
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Control group
c)
variable
19.
a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study (being tested)
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
variable
20.
a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
a)
Experimental Group
b)
hypothesis
c)
Scientific Method
21.
the group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Variable
22.
the term for a variable that remains constant throughout an experiment
a)
independent variable
b)
constants
c)
qualitative observations
23.
describing the quality of a thing
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
c)
independent variable
24.
variable that is changed
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
constant
25.
measures things, such as shapes, sizes, color, volume and numbers looking for the differences between the test subjects.
a)
Controlled variables
b)
qualitative observations
c)
quantitative observations
26.
what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment.
a)
Independent variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Constants
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