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WorksheetsUnit 1: Scientific Inquiry
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
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.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
3.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
4.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
5.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
6.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
7.
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
8.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
9.
If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood.
What's the dependent variable?
What's the dependent variable?
a)
increase the amount of iron in your blood
b)
spinach you eat
10.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Ask a question
b)
Conclusion
c)
No Horse Play
d)
Observe
11.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
12.
Will a construction paper air plane fly faster than an airplane made from notebook paper? Choose the best hypothesis.
a)
If I make a paper airplane from notebook paper, then it will fly faster than construction paper.
b)
Yes.
c)
No.
d)
I think the construction paper air plane will fly faster.
13.
Which side of a penny will hold more drops of water? Choose the best hypothesis.
a)
If I use the heads side of a penny, then it will hold more drops of water than tails.
b)
Heads
c)
Tails
d)
Tails will hold more drops of water.
14.
If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Studying
c)
Independent variable
d)
Test score
15.
If I listen to Ms. Barker's instructions, then I will have less accidents in the lab. What is the independent variable?
a)
Yes
b)
Maybe
c)
Listening or not listening to instructions
d)
Likelihood of having an accident in lab
16.
If I read this question carefully, then I will answer it correctly. What is the independent variable?
a)
I hope so
b)
Yes
c)
Reading or not reading carefully
d)
Likelihood of a correct answer
17.
What is being changed in this experiment?
a)
ramp height
b)
the speed that the ball rolls
c)
type of ball
18.
What is being measured or the result/effect of this experiment?
a)
ramp height
b)
the speed that the ball rolls
c)
type of ball
19.
What is the control?
a)
ramp height
b)
speed of the ball rolling
c)
type of ball
20.
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
21.
All is needed for a hypothesis except:
a)
testable
b)
measurable
c)
"If-then" statement
d)
likely to happen
22.
Things that you notice that describe an environment or situation. They are based on your five senses.
a)
observations
b)
inferences
c)
conclusions
d)
deduction
23.
What is a conclusion (educated guess) drawn from your observations?
a)
inference
b)
induction
c)
deduction
d)
observation
24.
Which of the following do not apply to a scientific theory?
a)
Absolute and Constant
b)
Able to be proven false
c)
Explains "Why" something happens
d)
An example is evolution
25.
Which of the following does not apply to a scientific law?
a)
Example of Gravity
b)
Absolute and constant
c)
Able to be proven false
d)
Explains "How" something happens
26.
What are factors that remain the same between the control group and the experimental group?
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
controls
d)
control group
27.
What is a planned procedure designed to test a hypothesis?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Control Group
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
28.
What is the axis on the graph that depicts the independent variable?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
29.
What is the axis on the graph that depicts the dependent variable?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
30.
What graph that depicts information in separate categories?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie Graph
d)
Scatter Plot
31.
What graph that depicts information in percentages?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie Graph
d)
Scatter Plot
32.
What graph that depicts information over time?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie Graph
d)
Scatter Plot
33.
Which graph would you use for the following scenario?
The teacher wants to know what percentage of students like chocolate, vanilla or twist cones.
The teacher wants to know what percentage of students like chocolate, vanilla or twist cones.
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie Graph
d)
Scatter Plot
34.
Which graph would you use for the following scenario?
The teacher wants to know how many students have birthdays in each month.
The teacher wants to know how many students have birthdays in each month.
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie Graph
d)
Scatter Plot
35.
Which graph would you use for the following scenario?
The teacher wants to know how students reading fluency changes throughout their 7th grade year.
The teacher wants to know how students reading fluency changes throughout their 7th grade year.
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Graph
c)
Pie Graph
d)
Scatter Plot
36.
In an experiment, this is the group affected by the independent variable. They receive a change.
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Experimental Group
37.
In an experiment, this is the group unaffected by the independent variable. They do not receive a change.
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Experimental Group
38.
You are working in the lab using glassware. Your partner drops a glass beaker and it shatters. A piece of glass gets in his eyes. What should he have been wearing?
a)
A. Gloves
b)
B. Sun glasses
c)
C. Safety Goggles
d)
D. A lab aporn
39.
If you see a science experiment set up in the classroom...
a)
do not touch anything until instructed.
b)
immediately begin working on the lab.
c)
go and check all equipment.
d)
walk around and check each station.
40.
You should never ______ chemicals in the lab.
a)
taste
b)
touch
c)
smell
d)
all of the above
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