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Scientific Method & Tools - Comprehensive Final 2 (A.T)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

A prediction or a good scientific guess.

a)

Data

b)

Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Test

3.

Scientists ask this at the beginning of an experiment

a)

Question

b)

Data

c)

Observation

d)

Hypothesis

4.

The steps of an experiment are called ___.

a)

steps

b)

observations

c)

variables

d)

procedures

5.

The information we gather in an experiment

a)

steps

b)

procedure

c)

data

d)

experiment

6.

The results and what you learned during an experiment is called

a)

conclusion

b)

data

c)

observation

d)

hypothesis

7.

The things we need to complete an experiment are called:

a)

materials

b)

data

c)

conclusion

d)

observation

8.

Things that we notice in an experiment using what we see, hear, smell ,taste are called

a)

data

b)

procedure

c)

observations

d)

materials

9.

Brian is doing an experiment with plants. He makes a good scientific guess that one plant will grow taller than the other. The guess Brian made is called a:

a)

data

b)

hypothesis

c)

observation

d)

procedure

10.

Sadie was collecting measurements of the heights of the plants she grew in her science experiment. The measurements that Sadie wrote down are:

a)

data

b)

hypothesis

c)

variable

d)

safety goggles

11.

The tool scientists use to see small objects up close is a

a)

dropper

b)

hand lens or microscope

c)

telescope

d)

safety goggles

12.

The tool scientists use to measure out very small amounts of liquid.

a)

measuring cup

b)

dropper

c)

stop watch

d)

ruler

13.

The tool scientists use to measure how hot or cold something is

a)

clock

b)

safety goggles

c)

ruler

d)

thermometer

14.

The tool scientists use to protect their eyes

a)

hand lens

b)

microscope

c)

safety goggles

d)

dropper

15.
What tool is used by scientists to observe cells?
a)
balance
b)
binoculars
c)
telescope
d)
microscope
16.
What does temperature measure?
a)
the amount of stuff or matter in an object
b)
the amount of space something takes up
c)
the gravitational pull on an object
d)
the measure of how hot or cold something is
17.
What does mass measure?
a)
the amount of stuff or matter in an object
b)
the amount of space something takes up
c)
the gravitational pull on an object
d)
measure of how hot or cold something is
18.
What does volume measure?
a)
the amount of stuff or matter in an object
b)
the amount of space something takes up
c)
the gravitational pull on an object
d)
the measure of how hot or cold something is
19.
What does weight measure?
a)
the amount of stuff or matter in an object
b)
the amount of space something takes up
c)
the gravitational pull on an object
d)
the measure of how hot or cold something is
20.
What tool would a student use to find out if a toy car traveled faster down a metal ramp or a wood ramp?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
pan balance
c)
stopwatch
d)
thermometer
21.
What is the best way to make sure a measurement is accurate (correct)?
a)
make a good estimate
b)
have someone else measure for you
c)
take the measurement several times
d)
compare your guess with your measurement
22.
Sarah wishes to see the parts of a tiny flower more closely. What scientific instrument would she most likely use?
a)
pan balance
b)
microscope
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
meter stick
23.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
24.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
25.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured