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Scientific Method

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

a)

data

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

fact

2.

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

a)

scientific method

b)

recipe

c)

data collection

d)

metric system

3.

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

a)

Make observation

b)

Form a theory

c)

Collect data

d)

Form a hypothesis

4.

When making an observation, you must use...

a)

Only Sight

b)

Smell & Touch

c)

ALL 5 Senses

d)

Only Taste

5.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

procedures

d)

conclusion

6.

A testable answer to a scientific question

a)

Question

b)

Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Experiment

7.

This is the last step in the scientific method

a)

Draw a conclusion

b)

Record your data as results

c)

Share what you have learned with others

d)

Collaborate with others

8.

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

a)

data

b)

conclusions

c)

notebook

d)

inquiry

9.

In a well designed experiment, you should change how many variables?

a)

only one

b)

no more than two

c)

none at all

d)

as many as are needed

10.

The one variable you change is called the ___________ variable.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

c)

controlled

11.

The change that happens because of your experiment is called the ___________ variable.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

c)

controlled

12.

A set of step-by-step instructions is called a ______________________.

a)

procedure

b)

data

c)

inquiry

d)

hypothesis

13.

Observations and facts gained from experiments are _____________________:

a)

evidence

b)

predictions

c)

hypotheses

d)

inferences

14.

What is a test where the person conducting the test only changes one variable at a time in order to make comparisons to the experimental (other) group?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Control

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

Hypothesis