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What is Science?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an experiment?

a)

A report by a scientist

b)

The answer to a question

c)

Something unknown

d)

A way to test an idea

2.

Which of these is a scientific hypothesis about the growth of a plant?

a)

Plants make a pretty decoration in the house.

b)

It's fun to watch this plant grow.

c)

Plants grow best when they are happy.

d)

This plant will grow best in sunlight.

3.

What is the data of an experiment?

a)

Information you learn in the experiment

b)

The report written about the experiment

c)

The questions asked in the experiment

d)

The presentation you give about an experiment

4.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Look at your data and make a conclusion.

b)

Make observations and ask a question.

c)

Run an experiment.

d)

Write a plan.

5.

What is the variable in an experiment?

a)

the glass tubes you use

b)

the questions you ask

c)

the thing you want to test

d)

the part that stays the same

6.

In step 2 of the scientific method, you make your best guess about the answer to a question. What is the "best guess" called?

a)

A method

b)

A data study

c)

A conclusion

d)

A hypothesis

7.

Suppose you run an experiment to test whether more or less water helps a plant grow. Which of these would you do in your experiment?

a)

Water both plants the same amount.

b)

Water one plant more, the other less.

c)

Water both plants every other day.

d)

Put one plant in sunlight, one in shade.

8.

Suppose you do an experiment about the growth of plants. Which one of these might be part of your data?

a)

What you like about the plant.

b)

Where to buy this kind of plant.

c)

Measurements of the plant's height.

d)

A poem about the beauty of the plant.

9.

What is the 5th and final step of the scientific method?

a)

Run the experiment again to double-check your results.

b)

Write a report to share your results.

c)

Review the experiment to see if you've made any mistakes.

d)

Read more about the subject.

10.

What is an important thing that all scientists do?

a)

Ask questions

b)

Give speeches

c)

Study plants

d)

Use microscopes