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Scientific Method/ Introduction into Life Science

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an observation?

a)

Something you measure or detect with your senses.

b)

The way you feel about something

c)

An educated guess

d)

A theory that has been disproved

2.

A scientific observation is:

a)

Based on facts

b)

based on your personal beliefs

c)

Based on opinions

d)

Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom

3.

An inference is based on:

a)

both scientific observations and known facts

b)

known facts

c)

scientific observations

d)

a rumor you started in the bathroom

4.

What is the scientific method?

a)

A systematic procedure for how to conduct a scientific experiment

b)

The process of solving a problem

c)

A way of making non-scientific observations

d)

A way to summarize findings from multiple investigations

5.

Which of the following is NOT a testable question?

a)

How do rockets work?

b)

Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?

c)

Does heart rate increase with exercise?

d)

Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?

6.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

An educated prediction or answer to a testable question

b)

A random guess

c)

An observation based on feelings or emotions

d)
7.

What is the best way to collect and record data?

a)

In a data table

b)

On post-it notes

c)

On scrap paper

d)

interpretive dance

8.

An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

koalatative

9.

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is

a)

the scientific method

b)

results

c)

observations

d)

the two step

10.

After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________

a)

conclusion

b)

experiment

c)

hypothesis

d)

table of contents

11.

An educated guess in science is called a/an

a)

hypothesis

b)

procedure

c)

conclusion

d)

lucky

12.

What is an observation?

a)

Something you measure or detect with your senses.

b)

The way you feel about something

c)

An educated guess

d)

A theory that has been disproved

13.

A scientific observation is:

a)

Based on facts

b)

based on your personal beliefs

c)

Based on opinions

d)

Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom

14.

What is the best way to collect and record data?

a)

In a data table

b)

On post-it notes

c)

On scrap paper

d)

interpretive dance

15.

An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

koalatative

16.

Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

a)

Ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

b)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

c)

Ask a question, state your hypothesis, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data

d)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data

17.
True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
19.

The __________________________________ is the organized way scientists answer questions and solve problems.

a)

scientific method

b)

scientific explanation

c)

scientific notation

d)

scientific guesses

20.
After a scientific experiment is performed, data is recorded, and conclusions are drawn, what should be done next?
a)
Share your research with other scientists
b)
Keep your research a secret
c)
Destroy all evidence of your experiment
21.

Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question:

Question: Why is my room warmer during the day than at night?

a)

Sunlight is making my room warmer.

b)

Mr. Nuzzo has the heat turned on in the morning.

c)

If I close my blinds during the day, then my room will be cooler because sunlight cant get in.

d)

Sunlight actually cools down a room.

22.

Choose the correct beginning for this hypothesis.


________________, then I will be clean.

a)

I will take a shower

b)

If I take a shower

c)

Because I take a shower

d)

Since I took a shower

23.

A scientist performed an experiment that had an unexpected result. He re-experimented before reporting results. Why would he do this?

a)

he wanted to make sure no one else could do the experiment

b)

he had extra chemical and wanted to use them all

c)

he wanted to be sure the results were accurate

d)

he wanted to get different results

24.

Which of the following statements is a qualitative observation?

a)

that chair has four legs

b)

that chair is soft

c)

that chair is two meters tall

d)

that chair has one pillow

25.

A student group takes a field trip to limestone outcroppings and made observations, on of which was an inference. Which would be the inference?

a)

the surfaces of the limestone have small holes

b)

the outcroppings have black crust

c)

the surfaces of the limestone are rough

d)

the outcroppings have been acted on by acid rain