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WorksheetsScientific Inquiry Process
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
2.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
3.
An educated guess is
a)
an observation
b)
question
c)
hypothesis
d)
experiment
4.
What do you do after you come up with your hypothesis?
a)
Conclude
b)
Test your hypothesis
c)
Do a victory dance
d)
Tell your teacher
5.
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
6.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
7.
True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
9.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
10.
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
a)
The van is tan.
b)
The van ran into KFC.
c)
The driver was hungry.
d)
Red and white are part of the KFC building.
11.
Two types of data scientists collect are...
a)
hypothesis and theory
b)
qualitative and quantitative
c)
myths and fables
d)
metric and standard measurements
12.
If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?
a)
Procedure
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Question
d)
Results
13.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
hypothesis
14.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
an educated guess stating what you believe will be the result of your experiement
b)
a random guess
c)
a statement of the outcome of your experiment
d)
step by step directions for your experiment
15.
Observations made during an experiment are considered:
a)
data
b)
problems
c)
conclusions
d)
questions
16.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change on purpose
b)
control or keep constant
c)
measure
17.
Why do we want to test one variable at a time?
a)
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
b)
To know what is causing the changes. This helps us understand cause and effect.
c)
It is what has always been done
18.
Anything that can change in an experiment. There are three types of these in an experiment.
a)
variables
b)
constant
c)
independent
d)
dependent
19.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is called the ___________________
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
20.
What is being changed in this experiment?
a)
ramp height
b)
the speed that the ball rolls
c)
type of ball
21.
Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?
a)
Color
b)
Smell
c)
6.84 cm
d)
texture
22.
What does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
a hypothesis
b)
a conclusion
c)
procedures
d)
a question or problem
23.
What is an inference?
a)
An observation
b)
Conclusions or deductions based on observation
c)
A safety rule
d)
The unit of measurement for mass
24.
Why is it important to collect data?
a)
because
b)
it gives you busy work
c)
They are magically delicious
d)
in order to share your results with others
25.
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
26.
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
27.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
28.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
29.
In this step of the scintific method you have a question and you need to find an answer.
a)
experiment
b)
analysis
c)
problem
d)
research
30.
THis is the part of the experiment that stays unchanged under normal conditionsand is used for comparison.
a)
control
b)
variable
c)
data
d)
research
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