WorksheetsScientific method and graphing
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Using your senses to describe something is called...
an inference
an observation
a conclusion
a hypothesis
What is the second step of the scientific method?
hypothesis
experiment
conclusion
research
Which of the following is an observation?
The temperature is 28 degrees.
It looks like it will rain later today.
The bone found must be from an extinct Dodo bird.
An earthquake will hit San Francisco in May of 2021.
The one thing that changes in an experiment is called the
control
independent variable
constant
dependent variable
True or False. When graphing, you must always connect your line to the origin (0,0)
True
False
According to the graph, what is the approximate height for a 4 year old?
120 cm
110 cm
100 cm
80 cm
According to the graph, after how many days of germination was the plant approximately 9 inches tall?
3 days
9 days
4 days
7 days
According to the data table, which plant group had a pH value of 6.2?
Plant group 1
Plant group 2
Plant group 6
Plant group 7
According to the data table, what pH values produced plants of the same height?
Groups 1 and 2
Groups 2 and 3
Groups 3 and 4
Groups 4 and 5
According to the graph, in what year was the highest production?
1992
1995
1997
1993
Why do scientists need to share their findings with others?
To brag about it.
To share a scientific law.
So that they can try to reproduce the experiment and get similar results.
Because they want to increase their Instagram following.
Which of the following has the scientific method in the correct order?
problem, research, hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion
problem, research, hypothesis, experiment, data, conclusion
conclusion, research, experiment, hypothesis, data, problem
hypothesis, problem, data, experiment, conclusion, research
The thing that is measured or counted at the end of an experiment is the
control
independent variable
constant
dependent variable
Why do scientist use data tables?
It helps organize the information.
It is a visual representation of the data.
They have nothing better to do with their lives.
An educated guess about the outcome of an experiment is called
a variable
a hypothesis
a data table
a conclsuion
The group that is used as a comparison in an experiment is the
control
experimental group
conclusion
variable
The group that receives the independent variable in an experiment is called the
experimental group
control group
When scientists start trials for new medicines, it is important to have a large sample size. Which of the following would be best to have for an experiment?
50 people all in one group
5,000 people all in one group
50 people split into 2 groups
5,000 people split into 2 groups
An assumption about the future or past events that doesn't have an experiment attached to it is called
a hypothesis
an inference
an independent variable
a scientific law
If other scientists find similar results to prior experiments, the experiment is then called
valid
incorrect
constant
hypothesis
Which city had the least overall rainfall throughout the year?
City 1
City 2
This describes a fact about something natural that happens in the world even if it may not explain how or why it happens.
conclusion
scientific theory
scientific law
hypothesis
Which of the following is a hypothesis?
If you add more water, than the plant will grow taller.
Plants grow taller.
This plant must be tall because it had a lot of water when it first started growing.
What is the interval of the y-axis?
14
1
2
9
When conducting an experiment, it is important to keep everything the same except for the independent variable. All the things that are kept the same are called
variables
data points
assumptions
constants
