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Scientific Process

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An explanation backed by results obtained from repeated tests or experiments is a __________

a)

Scientific law

b)

Scientific theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

control

2.

Measures masses of objects

a)

digital scale

b)

balances

c)

Kelvin scale

d)

spring scale

3.

Data that uses numbers to describe what is observed

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

c)

technology

d)

hypothesis

4.

To evaluate the observations you make you must use__

a)

a hypothesis

b)

critical thinking

c)

measurements

d)

models

5.

A prediction about a problem that can be tested is a(n)___

a)

hypothesis

b)

dependent variable

c)

independent variable

d)

control

6.

In a controlled experiment there are usually two groups- and experimental group and ____

a)

A variable group

b)

an independent group

c)

a control group

d)

a dependent group

7.

Which type of bridge is the best type to span short distances

a)

beam bridge

b)

truss bridge

c)

a and b

d)

neither a nor b

8.

The three branches of science are _____, Earth, and physical

a)

space

b)

life

c)

physics

d)

chemistry

9.

Why do scientists conduct controlled experiments

a)

looking for answers

b)

collecting data

c)

trying to support hypothesis

d)

all of the above

10.

What should a scientist do first if a hypothesis is NOT supported?

a)

More repetition

b)

more testing

c)

gather more info

d)

modify and revise the hypothesis

11.

The variable that is changed by changed by the investigator in an experiment is called the ___

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

control

d)

constant

12.

In a bridge structure, the area where the gusset plate is attached is also called which of the following?

a)

A vertical truss

b)

node

c)

triangular truss

d)

beams

13.

The variable being measured is the

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

control

d)

constant

14.

At the time of the Minneapolis bridge failure, what factors were considered to be possible causes.

a)

an additional layer of concrete in 1977

b)

Modifications made in 1998

c)

supplies and equipment stored on the bridge in 2007

d)

all of the above

15.

Converting from one SI unit to another involves writing correct mathematical __

a)

rations

b)

variables

c)

numbers

d)

proportions

16.

The ________ ratio provides a measure of a structure's safety

a)

demand to capacity

b)

mathematical

c)

proportional

d)

experimental

17.

the prefix mega- means

a)

one million

b)

thousands

c)

ultra

d)

really big

18.

A(n) ________ group is used to study how a change in the independent variable changes the dependent variable

a)

number

b)

proportion

c)

control

d)

experimental

19.

Different factors that can change in an experiment are

a)

controls

b)

variables

c)

experimental

d)

proportional

20.

Quantitative data use __to describe what is observed in an experiment.

a)

numbers

b)

variables

c)

proportions

d)

controls

21.

A system of units used by scientists that is based on units of tens

a)

hypothesis

b)

technology

c)

science

d)

SI

22.

A statement about what will happen next in a sequence of events

a)

conclusion

b)

inference

c)

prediction

d)

observation

23.

The factor measured or observed during an experiment

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

conclusion

d)

control

24.

A logical conclusion based on available information or evidence

a)

inference

b)

constant

c)

observation

d)

dependent variable

25.

The act of watching and recording what occurs

a)

inference

b)

constant

c)

observation

d)

dependent variable

26.

The factor in an experiment that remain the same

a)

conclusion

b)

constant

c)

observation

d)

prediction

27.

The factor in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the investigator

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

constant

d)

conclusion

28.

Either supports or does not support a hypothesis

a)

conclusion

b)

prediction

c)

independent variable

d)

constant