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Scientific Method Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is an educated guess you make after careful research and exploration.

a)

testable question

b)

testable hypothesis

c)

data

d)

inference

2.

Hypothesis are educated guesses that include an independent and ____________ variables or the variable that is measured.

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

constant

3.

In the following situation identify the independent variable, Jeremy wants to know if running in the rain makes him wetter than walking in the rain.

a)

walking or running in the rain

b)

running or walking in the rain

4.

Given the following observation:WRITE A TESTABLE QUESTION YOU COULD ASK.

You were eating skittles or m&ms and wondered how they put the letter on top of it. You started thinking there might be various liquids you could try to get the letter off.

a)

How quickly will the letter come off the candy in water or sprite?

b)

The water took of the letter.

5.

Testable questions must have ________ variable that you change on purpose and a dependent variable that is measurable.

a)

constant

b)

dependent

c)

independent

d)

hypothesis

6.

This part of the experiment occurs before you begin and is a carefully thought out list of tools and materials and steps. What is it?

a)

testable question

b)

testable hypothesis

c)

conclusion

d)

data

e)

test the hypothesis (aka procedure or experiment)

7.

An observation where you use one or more of your 5 senses to describe what is happening in an experiment.

a)

inference

b)

quantitative observation

c)

qualitative observation

d)

hypothesis

8.

Which of the following is a qualitative observation?

a)

The bug was 5 cm long.

b)

The mass of the beaker was 122g.

c)

The slug was slimy and purple.

d)

Sam is 150 cm tall.

9.

_______ observation is an observation that involves numerical measurements.

a)

qualitative observation

b)

quantitative observation

c)

inference

d)

hypothesis

10.

This is the information you collect during the experiment. It is usually organized in a table and a graph.

a)

testable question

b)

testable hypothesis

c)

procedure

d)

data collection

11.

Which of the following are quantitative observations?

a)

The bug was 5 cm long.

b)

The mass of the beaker was 122g.

c)

The slug was slimy and purple.

d)

Sam is 150 cm tall.

12.

_____ variable is a variable that is changed on purpose by the experimenter.

a)

constant

b)

dependent

c)

independent

d)

inference

13.

In the following situation identify the dependent variable, Jeremy wants to know if running in the rain makes him wetter than walking in the rain.

a)

the amount of wetness on Jeremy

b)

the amount of water collected on Jeremy

14.

Variables that are a response to a change that the experimenter made and are MEASURABLE are called ____.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

c)

hypothesis

d)

inference

15.

__________ variables are kept the same throughout the experiment.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

c)

constant

d)

hypothesis