WorksheetsThe Scientific method
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The steps you took to do your experiment.
a)
Results
b)
Problem
c)
Procedure
d)
Conclusion
2.
If you wake up on a Saturday morning, and notice you cannot find your phone, you have made a(n)
a)
discovery
b)
law
c)
idea
d)
observation
3.
Which of the following is NOT one of the five senses?
a)
Taste
b)
Sight
c)
Thinking
d)
Hearing
4.
In a hypothesis, you should see the words _____ and then.
a)
if
b)
that
c)
now
d)
when
5.
The information you gathered when you ran your experiment.
a)
Results
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Procedure
d)
Problem
6.
What must you do before you make a hypothesis?
a)
Run an experiment
b)
Make observations
c)
Form a theory
d)
Draw conclusions
7.
You should run an experiment several times to make sure your results are consistent. In the preceding phrase, what does "consistent" mean?
a)
Obvious
b)
Perfect
c)
Unchanging
d)
Testable
8.
What happens if you test a hypothesis multiple times and the data doesn't support your prediction?
a)
Change the data to support your prediction
b)
Run the experiment again until you get the results you're looking for
c)
Conclude that your hypothesis cannot be proven
d)
Re-think your hypothesis
9.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
10.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
11.
Observations made during an experiment are called:
a)
data
b)
problems
c)
conclusions
d)
questions
12.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
13.
The one thing you CHANGE in an experiment is the
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control
d)
Data
14.
An experiment has 10 plants growing in sunlight and 10 plants growing in red light. The plant height is measured after one month. What is a hypothesis for this experiment?
a)
If the plant is grown in red light, then the plant will die.
b)
The plants are dying
c)
Plants prefer sunlight
d)
Plants grow tall in red light
15.
An experiment has 10 plants growing in sunlight and 10 plants growing in red light. The plant height is measured after one month. What is the INDEPENDENT variable in this experiment?
a)
The plant height
b)
The plants
c)
The sunlight
d)
The red light
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