WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?
a)
Color
b)
Smell
c)
6.84 cm
d)
texture
2.
Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quanitative
3.
What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to?
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Experimental Group
4.
What is a factor that the experimenter has full control over and changes to see what happens?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control group
d)
Hypothesis
5.
What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Hypothesis
6.
Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the DEPENDENT variable
-Amount of water
-Height of Ice cube
-Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height
-Temperature of the water
-Size of the ice cube
-Amount of water
-Height of Ice cube
-Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height
-Temperature of the water
-Size of the ice cube
a)
Amount of water
b)
Height of Ice cube
c)
Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height
d)
Size of the ice cube
7.
The following statement is a hypothesis formed about marsh grass:
If the amount of nitrogen marsh grass receives is increased, then the height of the grass will increase, because nitrogen is an essential nutrient needed for marsh grass to grow.
What is the independent variable of the statement above?
If the amount of nitrogen marsh grass receives is increased, then the height of the grass will increase, because nitrogen is an essential nutrient needed for marsh grass to grow.
What is the independent variable of the statement above?
a)
Height of grass
b)
Amount of nitrogen
c)
Essential nutrient
d)
Amount of growth
8.
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that an elephant makes?
a)
drawing conclusions
b)
making observations
c)
interpreting data
d)
making a hypothesis
9.
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 male alligators
b)
the incubator
c)
the gender of the alligator
d)
the temperature
10.
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 dependent variable is
a)
the size of the baby alligators
b)
the gender of the baby alligators
c)
the incubator
d)
the temperature
11.
When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
a)
drawing conclusions
b)
forming a hypothesis
c)
asking questions
d)
making observations
12.
In this graph, what is the independent variable?
a)
Population
b)
Day
c)
Species 5
13.
In this graph, what is the dependent variable?
a)
Walla Walla Island
b)
Time
c)
Number of Deer
14.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
15.
This step comes after ask a question:
a)
Record your results
b)
Design and perform an experiment
c)
Form an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
16.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
a)
Diameter of the ball
b)
Force acting on the ball
c)
Height that the ball bounces
d)
Height from which the ball is dropped
17.
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, what is the dependent variable?
a)
Type of plant
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
d)
Color of the plant's leaves
18.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
19.
When collecting data, where do we put it first?
a)
data table
b)
graph
c)
anywhere on the paper
d)
we just memorize it
20.
What do you do to test a hypothesis?
a)
Guess
b)
Design an experiment
c)
Create a spreadsheet with data
d)
Publish a scientific paper
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