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Scientific Process

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an observation?

a)

information you notice and record using your five senses

b)

scientific idea with a lot of evidence

c)

something in your experiment that can change

2.

What is an variable?

a)

information you notice and record using your five senses

b)

scientific idea with a lot of evidence

c)

something in your experiment that can change

3.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

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4.

What is a scientific hypothesis?

a)

scientific idea with a lot of evidence

b)

educated guess/prediction for a single experiment

5.

What is an independent variable in a scientific experiment?

a)

the variable that changes

b)

the variable that doesn't change

c)

the variable that the scientist manipulates/changes

d)

the variable that the scientist measures/the data collected

6.

What is the independent variable in the following hypothesis?

HYPOTHESIS: If I get more sleep at night, I will be more attentive in science class.

a)

attentiveness in science class

b)

amount of sleep

c)

seat location in class

d)

what the teacher is teaching that day

7.

In an experiment, a scientist wants to see the effect of types of music on plant growth. What factors should remain constant in the experiment?

a)

All plants in all groups should be the same species (type of plant).

b)

All plants in all groups should receive the same type of music.

8.

A student creates a research question, "How does the chemical RTA affect the number of seeds that hatch?" Which of the following is a strong hypothesis?

a)

If RTA increases, then the numbers of seeds that hatch decrease.

b)

As RTA increases, then the numbers of seeds that hatch decrease.

c)

If the numbers of seeds that hatch increases, then RTA decreases.

d)

As the numbers of seeds that hatch increases, RTA decreases.

9.

To increase validity of an experiment, a scientist can

a)

revise the hypothesis

b)

make-up data

c)

repeat the experiment to collect more data

10.

A reliable news or information source

a)

can be trusted to provide true information

b)

sometimes provide false information

c)

is not useful in understanding the world

d)

is always the first choice in a Google search

11.

A valid experiment should have: (Select two)

a)

only one independent variable

b)

a control group

c)

multiple hypotheses

d)

small sample size

12.

What is a constant variable?

a)

factors you keep the same in the experiment

b)

the group that receives the normal treatment

c)

scientific idea with a lot of evidence

d)

educated prediction of what the results will look like

13.

Which of these describes the control group? (Select two)

a)

The group that receives no independent variable or the normal version of the independent variable.

b)

The group that receives no dependent variable or the normal version of the dependent variable.

c)

The purpose is to provide a group to compare to the experimental groups.

d)

The purpose is to collect more data about the independent variable to increase validity.