WorksheetsScientific Inquiry
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a factor that can change in an experiment?
a)
Claim
b)
Variable
c)
Scientific Inquiry
d)
Hypothesis
2.
Factor that you keep the same in an experiment
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Controlled Variable
d)
Operational Definition
3.
What variable in an experiment is the manipulated variable?
For example: keep bread at room temp, and keep another one in the refrigerator- here you are changing the temps on purpose to see what happens.
For example: keep bread at room temp, and keep another one in the refrigerator- here you are changing the temps on purpose to see what happens.
a)
Operational Definition
b)
Control Variable
c)
Dependent Variable
d)
Independent Variable
4.
What variable in an experiment is measured? - it is also called the responding variable.
For example: measuring the amount of mold on bread
For example: measuring the amount of mold on bread
a)
Dependent variable
b)
Operational Definition
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Control Variable
5.
What is a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable?
For example: use a tape measure and measure to the nearest inch
For example: use a tape measure and measure to the nearest inch
a)
Operational Definition
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control Variable
Scientific Inquiry
Scientific Inquiry
d)
Scientific Law
6.
What are diverse ways that scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on evidence?
a)
Scientific Law
b)
Scientific Theory
c)
Scientific Inquiry
d)
Scientific Calculator
7.
What is a study where only one variable is manipulated at a time?
a)
Control Variable
b)
Controlled Experiment
c)
Operational Definition
d)
Dependent Variable
8.
What does CER stands for?
a)
Claim, Evidence, and Regulating
b)
Claim, Evaluation, Reasoning
c)
Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
d)
Claim, Evaluation, Regulating
9.
What is a statement or conclusion that answers the original question/problem?
a)
Evidence
b)
Reasoning
c)
Communicating
d)
Claim
10.
What can be defined as: Scientific data that supports the claim. It is generated from the experiment. This evidence can be qualitative or quantitative.
a)
Evaluate
b)
Evidence
c)
Reasoning
d)
Recognize
11.
What is the justification that connects the evidence to the claim? The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence
a)
Recognizing
b)
Responding
c)
Regulating
d)
Reasoning
12.
What can be defined as:
a possible explanation for a set of observations, or an educated guess that must be "testable."
a possible explanation for a set of observations, or an educated guess that must be "testable."
a)
Scientific Theory
b)
Communicating
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Claim
13.
What is a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions?
For example: law of gravity
For example: law of gravity
a)
Communicating
b)
Scientific Inquiry
c)
Scientific Theory
d)
Scientific Law
14.
What is a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results?
For example: the Atomic Theory
For example: the Atomic Theory
a)
Scientific Theory
b)
Scientific Law
c)
Communicating
d)
Operational Definition
15.
What is sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through speaking and writing?
a)
Communicating
b)
Scientific Theory
c)
Reasoning
d)
Claim
16.
What are facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Varibale
c)
Reasoning
d)
Data
17.
What is the proper hypothesis format?
a)
"If..... because..... then"
b)
"If..... than..... because"
c)
"If..... then..... because"
d)
"If..... because..... than"
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