WorksheetsScientific Investigations
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is your educated guess of what you think will happen in the experiment. It is always written in "If... Then...." form.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Problem
d)
Data and Analysis
2.
This is what you are trying to find out or to solve by completing an experiment.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Procedure
c)
Problem
d)
Conclusion
3.
Once you complete the experiment, you must record your results and create charts or graphs.
a)
Data and Analysis
b)
Research
c)
Procedure
d)
Hypothesis
4.
What is a Variable?
a)
Variations within the experiment
b)
The repeating of the experiment by classmates
c)
Anything that can change during an experiment
d)
Something that must be keep the same during an experiment
5.
The independent variable
a)
Changes due to other factors
b)
The change that you are making on purpose
c)
Is an individual step of the experiment
d)
Can be different when repeating the same experiment
6.
Data that can be measured with NUMBERS is...
a)
Quantitative Data
b)
Qualitative Data
7.
A summary statement based on the results of an experiment is a...
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Materials
c)
Procedure
d)
Conclusion
8.
In an experiment, the things a scientist purposefully keeps the same are the...
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Constant
9.
You notice that a mineral you are trying to identify has a mass of 10 grams. This data is...
a)
Quantitative Data
b)
Qualitative Data
10.
A scientist notices that the mineral he is trying to identify is a yellowish color. This data is
a)
Quantitative Data
b)
Qualitative Data
11.
During experiments, scientists write down what they see which is called...
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Observations
c)
Materials
d)
Procedure
12.
Which instrument is used to measure the mass of an object?
a)
Graduated Cylinder
b)
Beaker
c)
Balance Scale
d)
Stopwatch
13.
Which instrument is used to measure the volume of a liquid?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Balance Scale
c)
Meter Stick
d)
Graduated Cylinder
14.
Which instrument is used to measure temperature?
a)
Balance Scale
b)
Graduated Cylinder
c)
Beaker
d)
Thermometer
15.
The number of times an experiment is repeated.
a)
Independent variable
b)
Constants
c)
Sample size
d)
Trials
16.
What the scientist thinks will be affected; what is observed or measured to determine the effect of the independent variable.
a)
Dependent variable
b)
Controls
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Constants
17.
What are the sequence of steps to be followed in an experiment?
a)
Procedures
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Conclusion
d)
Results
18.
What is a good question that is simple and tests only one variable?
a)
Question
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Procedures
d)
Scientific question
19.
Decide if the question listed is a "good" science question or a "poor" science question.
Do plants need sunlight to grow?
Do plants need sunlight to grow?
a)
Good science question.
b)
Poor science question.
20.
Decide if the question listed is a "good" science question or a "poor" science question.
How would different types of M&Ms react to different types of liquids?
How would different types of M&Ms react to different types of liquids?
a)
Good science question.
b)
Bad science question.
21.
You want to find out how light affects plant growth. Every day you measure the plant to see how much it has grown.
What is the only manipulated variable?
What is the only manipulated variable?
a)
The type of plants.
b)
The amount of light.
c)
The amount of water.
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