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WorksheetsScientific Method/ Introduction into Life Science
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is an observation?
Something you measure or detect with your senses.
The way you feel about something
An educated guess
A theory that has been disproved
A scientific observation is:
Based on facts
based on your personal beliefs
Based on opinions
Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom
An inference is based on:
both scientific observations and known facts
known facts
scientific observations
a rumor you started in the bathroom
What is the scientific method?
A systematic procedure for how to conduct a scientific experiment
The process of solving a problem
A way of making non-scientific observations
A way to summarize findings from multiple investigations
Which of the following is NOT a testable question?
How do rockets work?
Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?
Does heart rate increase with exercise?
Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?
What is a hypothesis?
An educated prediction or answer to a testable question
A random guess
An observation based on feelings or emotions
What is the best way to collect and record data?
In a data table
On post-it notes
On scrap paper
interpretive dance
An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type
quantitative
qualitative
koalatative
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is
the scientific method
results
observations
the two step
After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________
conclusion
experiment
hypothesis
table of contents
An educated guess in science is called a/an
hypothesis
procedure
conclusion
lucky
What is an observation?
Something you measure or detect with your senses.
The way you feel about something
An educated guess
A theory that has been disproved
A scientific observation is:
Based on facts
based on your personal beliefs
Based on opinions
Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom
What is the best way to collect and record data?
In a data table
On post-it notes
On scrap paper
interpretive dance
An observation that is measurable and made with tools (such as a ruler or scale) is what type
quantitative
qualitative
koalatative
Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
Ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion
State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion
Ask a question, state your hypothesis, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data
State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data
The __________________________________ is the organized way scientists answer questions and solve problems.
scientific method
scientific explanation
scientific notation
scientific guesses
Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question:
Question: Why is my room warmer during the day than at night?
Sunlight is making my room warmer.
Mr. Nuzzo has the heat turned on in the morning.
If I close my blinds during the day, then my room will be cooler because sunlight cant get in.
Sunlight actually cools down a room.
Choose the correct beginning for this hypothesis.
________________, then I will be clean.
I will take a shower
If I take a shower
Because I take a shower
Since I took a shower
A scientist performed an experiment that had an unexpected result. He re-experimented before reporting results. Why would he do this?
he wanted to make sure no one else could do the experiment
he had extra chemical and wanted to use them all
he wanted to be sure the results were accurate
he wanted to get different results
Which of the following statements is a qualitative observation?
that chair has four legs
that chair is soft
that chair is two meters tall
that chair has one pillow
A student group takes a field trip to limestone outcroppings and made observations, on of which was an inference. Which would be the inference?
the surfaces of the limestone have small holes
the outcroppings have black crust
the surfaces of the limestone are rough
the outcroppings have been acted on by acid rain
