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WorksheetsScientific Method and Measurement Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
What is a measurement standard?
The exact quantity people agree to use for comparison.
Is measured by a king's hand or foot.
Comparing two objects
The standard used for the Ohio AIR Test
What does the prefix “kilo” mean?
1,000,000
100
1000
10
What is the SI unite used to measure time?
minutes
hours
dollops
seconds
What is the main benefit to using the SI (metric) system of measurement instead of the English system of measurement?
It goes by 12s, like the English System
It is based of miles per hour.
It is based off of multiples of 10.
Things are measured in gallons in metric.
What is the process of gathering information by using your senses called?
observation
inference
hypothesis
theory
5. What is the first step you should do when creating an experiment?
form a conclusion
run an experiment
test the variables
state the problem
What is a theory?
An educated, untested guess.
Exactly like a law.
An explanation to believed to be always true and unchanging.
An explanation of an event based on repeated observations and experiments.
5. What part of an experiment is not tested on, and used as a comparison to the experimental group to see if an experiment had any effect?
control group or control
experimental group
hypothesis
conclusion
What is a factor, or variable, that changes because the scientist manipulated the independent variable?
independent variable
dependent variable
controlled variable
missing variable
What is a factor that does not change during an experiment called?
variable
constant
hypothesis
experiment
What is the studying of the effect of one thing on another in order to test a hypothesis called?
observation
inference
experimenting
offering
What is the factor, or variable, that is manipulated in an experiment to change the dependent variable called?
constant
converging variable
independent variable
dependent variable
What is data?
a hypothesis
a prediction made early in an experiment
information or measurements recorded during an experiment
a variable
What is an inference?
Using your five senses to gather information
a qualitative observation
a quantitative observation
An explanation or interpretation of an observation
What is a qualitative observation?
an observation using numbers or measurement
an observation that does not use numbers
an observation using inferences
an observation using people's opinions
What is a quantitative observation?
an observation using numbers
an observation using description an no numbers
an observation using experimentation on animals
a hypothesis
What is bias?
being objective and making no assumptions
no personal opinion affects belief
buying people's approval
personal opinion or beliefs affect results
What is the base unit, in SI, for length?
seconds
miles
kilomiles
meters
What is density?
mass per unit volume of a substance
length x width x height
weight
gravity
What is the formula for the volume of a regular solid?
Density = mass/volume
Force = mass/time
V= length x width x height
Mass times weight
Bill says, "I predict Brawny paper towels will absorb the most water." This is an example of...
Problem
Experiment
Hypothesis
Conclusion
