Free Printable Scientific Process

1.

Scientific questions have to be...

a)

Measurable

b)

Easy

c)

Interesting

2.

Scientific questions have to be...

a)

Measurable

b)

Easy

c)

Interesting

3.

Complete the hypothesis:

If I eat too much....

a)

then I will get an upset stomach, because my stomach will be too full with food.

b)

then I will get an upset stomach

c)

it's bad for me

d)

nothing will happen

4.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.

b)

A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.

c)

A hypothesis is an educated guess.

d)

I don't know.

5.

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

7.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

procedures

d)

conclusion

8.

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.

a)

conclusion

b)

procedures

c)

materials

d)

responding variable

9.

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

a)

answer

b)

experiment

c)

problem

d)

safety check

10.

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?

a)

heart rate

b)

type of exercise

c)

amount of exercise

d)

time of day exercise occurs

11.

Observations made during an experiment are called:

a)

data

b)

problems

c)

conclusions

d)

questions

12.

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was controlled?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

13.

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was the independent variable?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

14.

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was the dependent variable?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

15.

What is an observation for this picture?

a)

The man is scared

b)

The man is going to get eaten

c)

There is a man in a kayak

d)

The man is paddling fast

16.

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes.

a)

making hypothesis

b)

Interpreting data

c)

drawing conclusions

d)

making observations

17.

Brian is measuring the weight of each rat and writing it down on a chart. Which stage of the scientific method is this?

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Collecting Data

c)

Question or Problem

d)

Conclusion

18.

What is the formula for writing a problem statement?

a)

If______ then __________ because___________.

b)

How will ________ affect __________?

c)

If ________ then ____________.

d)

Why _____________?

19.

What is the formula for writing a hypothesis?

a)

If______ then __________ because___________.

b)

How will ________ affect __________?

c)

If ________ then ____________.

d)

Why _____________?

20.

What is science?

a)

Everything around us

b)

Doing experiements

c)

the systematic study of anything

Scientific Process

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

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