WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the responding variable?
a)
heart rate
b)
type of exercise
c)
amount of exercise
d)
time of day exercise occurs
2.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. On what axis will the heart rate go on?
a)
x
b)
y
3.
The main statement you make about what you expect will happen is
a)
The Hypothesis
b)
The Scientific Method
c)
The Statement
d)
The Results
4.
The last step in the Scientific Method is the
a)
Research
b)
Conclusion
c)
Purpose
d)
Hypothesis
5.
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
6.
Mrs. J. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the responding variable.
a)
height of the ramp
b)
distance traveled by the ball
c)
mass of the ball
d)
weight of the ball
7.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Responding
b)
Manipulated
c)
Control
d)
Compound
8.
The girl does not want to eat her vegetables.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
9.
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
10.
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. What variables should be kept constant/controlled?
a)
type of plant, flower pot, soil, and amount of sunlight
b)
water, apple juice, milk
c)
only the amount of sunlight
d)
type of plant only
11.
What is a constant/control in an experiment?
a)
Things that do not change inana experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.
b)
It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment
c)
It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment
12.
A testable answer to a scientific question is...
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
13.
Examine the data shown in the graph below.
What conclusion can be reached by the data shown in the graph?
What conclusion can be reached by the data shown in the graph?
a)
During the months of May, June , and July, the rate of photosynthesis increases and decreases greatly during the winter months.
b)
During the winter months, photosynthesis increases and during the summer months, photosynthesis decreases.
14.
Observation or Inference?
I believe the skateboard is going land on the crack in the sidewalk and he will crash
I believe the skateboard is going land on the crack in the sidewalk and he will crash
a)
observation
b)
inference
15.
Observation or Inference?
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
There are yellow tree leaves on the ground
a)
observation
b)
inference
16.
Observation or Inference?
The girl has hurt her knee
The girl has hurt her knee
a)
observation
b)
inference
17.
Using your senses to gather information.
a)
hypothesis
b)
observation
c)
seeing
d)
guessing
18.
What is the length of the eraser?
a)
3 cm
b)
2 cm
c)
5 cm
d)
7 cm
19.
What is the manipulated variable?
a)
Subject
b)
Students
c)
Favorite subject
20.
What is the responding variable?
a)
Grade
b)
Number of Students
21.
Based on the graph, what is the responsing variable being recorded?
a)
Day
b)
Degees in Fahrenheit
22.
Analyze and make an inference...
a)
Bobby scored the least.
b)
RJ probably practiced more than his teammates.
c)
Sports are fun to watch and to play!
d)
This team scored many points!
23.
What is the Responding (Dependent) Variable in this graph?
a)
Plant Growth
b)
Growth (cm)
c)
Hours
d)
15
24.
Which activity is the least favorite by the 5th grade students?
a)
Collecting seashells
b)
Kite flying
c)
Sandcastle building
d)
Playing beach ball
25.
Sabrina wants to test which brand of popcorn pops the most kernels. She picked a store brand, Orville Redenbacher, and PopSecret. All three bags started with the same number of kernels. She popped each for 3 minutes in the same microwave, and then counted the number of kernels left over. What is her manipulated variable?
a)
Number of kernels left over
b)
Brand of popcorn
c)
number of kernels before popping
d)
length of time cooking
26.
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
27.
What is the length of the straw?
a)
8 cm
b)
0 cm
c)
7 cm
d)
1 cm
28.
What is the length of the key?
a)
2 cm
b)
0 cm
c)
4 cm
d)
1 cm
29.
What is the length of the screw?
a)
5cm
b)
6cm
c)
5mm
d)
6m
30.
Which of these is the independent (manipulated) variable?
a)
X
b)
Y
31.
What is the DEPENDENT (responding) variable (effect) is this experiment?
"Does eating breakfast improve test score?"
a)
eating breakfast or not
b)
the grade you got on the test
c)
what time you get up in the morning
d)
how tasty the breakfast is
32.
What is the DEPENDENT (responding) variable (effect) in this experiment?
"Do tall people jump further than short people?"
a)
height of the person
b)
weight of the person
c)
how fast the person runs
d)
how far the person jumps
33.
Does the type of shoes affect the running speed?Which is the correct testable question?
a)
If the subject wears boots, then the subject will jump the fastest.
b)
If the subject wears heels, then the subject will run the slowest.
c)
The subject wears Nike, then the subject will run the fastest.
d)
If I wear Nike, then I will run the slowest.
34.
Does the type of ball affect the bouncing height?
Which hypothesis is correct?
a)
If the subject bounces a ping pong ball, then the ping pong ball will bounce the highest.
b)
If we use a big ball, the ball will bounce really high.
c)
She can use a basketball, then the ball will bounce the lowest.
d)
If the subject uses a bowling ball, the bowling ball will bounce the lowest.
35.
If the plant receives 2 days of sunlight, the plant will grow the tallest.
The hypothesis is correct?
True or false
a)
True
b)
False
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