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WorksheetsBook P Ch 1 Sec 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the different ways scientists study the world around them and give explanations based on the evidence they gather
a)
scientific inquiry
b)
hypothesis
c)
variable
d)
controlled experiment
2.
What is the first step in scientific inquiry (scientific method)?
a)
collect data
b)
design your experiment
c)
state your hypothesis
d)
ask a question or state a problem
3.
a possible explanation
a)
variable
b)
scientific inquiry
c)
hypothesis
d)
controlled experiment
4.
the factors that can change in an experiment
a)
hypothesis
b)
variables
c)
scientific inquiry
d)
operational definition
5.
The variable that is changed in an experiment
a)
responding variable
b)
manipulated variable
6.
Another name for manipulated variable
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
7.
the variable that shows the effect or response to the thing being changed in an experiment
a)
manipulated vairable
b)
responding variable
8.
another name for responding variable
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
9.
After you state your problem or question, you want to research so that you can...
a)
design your experiment
b)
communicate
c)
ask a question
d)
state your hypothesis
10.
What do you do after you state your hypothesis?
a)
ask a question
b)
communicate
c)
design your experiment
d)
collect data
11.
How many variables should you change at one time in an experiment?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
12.
It is important to have only one variable change at a time because...
a)
I like the number 1
b)
there would be no way of knowing what caused your results
c)
variables are confusing
d)
just because
13.
a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable
a)
operational definition
b)
hypothesis
c)
variable
d)
scientific inquiry
14.
What do you do after designing your experiment?
a)
communicate
b)
state your hypothesis
c)
draw conclusions
d)
collect data from the experiment
15.
Once you have collected and analyzed the data from the experiment you can...
a)
state your hypothesis
b)
design an experiment
c)
collect data
d)
draw conclusions
16.
When you finish your entire experiment and have collected and analyzed the data, it is important to...
a)
communicate your results
b)
keep the information to yourself
c)
forget about your experiment
d)
design another experiment
17.
a well-tested explanation for an observation; something that will happen every single time
a)
scientific theory
b)
scientific law
18.
an explanation that could still be proven wrong through future testing
a)
scientific theory
b)
scientific law
19.
A hypothesis must be....
a)
testable
b)
an opinion
c)
unable to be tested
d)
correct
20.
Scientific inquiry can also be called
a)
fun
b)
scientific method
c)
variable
d)
whatever
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