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The scientific method

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific method?

a)

A scientific way to design a graph

b)

A proces used by scientist to explore observations and answer questions

c)

The study of dinosaurs digesting their food

d)

A list of materials for a science experiment

e)

A method for designing a product to sell

2.

Which of these are words that a good scientific question might start with?

a)

How

b)

Where

c)

When

d)

Which

e)

What

3.

Choose the best definition of the word "hypothesis" from the options below

a)

A guess about how something in science works

b)

A testable answer to a scientific question

c)

A conclusion based upon the results of an experiment

d)

None of these definitions describe what a hypothesis is

4.

In scientific experiments, dependent variables would be

a)

Changed on purpose by the experimentor

b)

Observed and measured

c)

Held constant

d)

None of the above

5.

In scientific experiments, the independent variable should be

a)

Chosen by another, independent scientist

b)

Held constant

c)

changed on purpose by the experimenter

d)

ignored

6.

The variables you should keep the same throughout an experiment are called the

a)

Controlled variables

b)

Observational variables

c)

Independent variables

d)

Dependent variables

e)

Measured variables

7.

Predictions made from an hypothesis should include

a)

Both an independent and dependent variable

b)

Only an independent variable

c)

Only a controlled variable

d)

Only a dependent variable

e)

No variables at all

8.

A good hypothesis allows you to make a testable prediction. What of the following is an example of a good, testable, prediction?

a)

What will happen if I mix baking soda and vinegar?

b)

If I add salt to ice cubes, they will melt faster

c)

July is the seventh mont of the year

d)

Where does snow come from?

9.

A scientist only communicates the results of his experiments if they support his hypothesis

a)

True

b)

False