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WorksheetsScience 7 Quarter 1 Mod 1Pretest
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?
Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, and analyze results.
Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, and draw conclusions
Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, and draw conclusions.
Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, ask a question, and draw conclusions
Which of the following questions is best considered as scientific?
Who invented electricity?
How long did dinosaurs live on Earth?
How many koalas are there in Australia?
Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
What is the process of obtaining information using your senses?
Inquiry
Conclusion
Observation
Scientific Method
What variable can be changed or manipulated?
Dependent variable
Experimental variable
Independent variable
Uncontrolled variable
A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an ostrich’s egg is incubated will determine whether the ostrich will be male or female. What is the independent variable of this experiment?
Scientist
Incubator
Temperature
gender of the ostrich
Please refer to situation in number 5, what is the dependent variable?
Scientist
Incubator
Temperature
Gender of the ostrich
What do you call an idea or explanation that you test through study and experimentation?
Question
Hypothesis
Conclusion
Observation
What do you call the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair?
Controlled variables
Dependent variables
Independent variables
Uncontrolled variables
A scientist is already contemplating whether the data of his experiments support his hypothesis. At this point the scientist is __________________.
asking a question
making observations
drawing a conclusion
forming a hypothesis
Which refers to scientific procedure undertaken by scientists to test a hypothesis and make a discovery or demonstrate a known fact?
Theory
Inference
Conclusion
Experiment
When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is ____________.
experimenting
analyzing data
making a hypothesis
communicating results
In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs?
Analyze data
Asking questions
Make hypothesis
Communicate results
Why is the Scientific Method an important process in doing experiments?
It takes more work but it’s worth it.
It helps the experiment to take longer and be better.
It ensures that the results can be trusted and repeated.
It ensures that the people doing the experiments are scientific.
What is the purpose of doing multiple trials in an experiment?
To get as much data as possible.
To make sure the procedure is done correctly every time.
Eliminate observations that are not typical and reduce errors.
To double-check the results so they are the same each time.
A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions.
Experiment
Hypothesis
Observation
Scientific method
