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Scientific Method Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class

Date

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

data

theory

hypothesis

fact

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

dependent variable

independent variable

data

control group

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

quantitative

qualitative

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.

conclusion

procedures

materials

responding variable

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions/photographs/illustrations that cannot be counted or measured?

qualitative

quantitative

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

scientific method

recipe

data collection

metric system

A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment.

obervations

question/problem

materials

procedures

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

The van is tan.

The van ran into KFC.

The driver was hungry.

Red and white are part of the KFC building.

Two types of data scientists collect are...

hypothesis and theory

qualitative and quantitative

myths and fables

metric and standard measurements

10.

Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data.

quantitative

qualitative

11.

Jane Goodall video recorded chimpanzees hunting pigs, this type of data is called ___

qualitative

quantitative

field study

observation

12.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

Ask a question

Form a Hypothesis

Do an Experiment

Analyze Data

13.

An observation is

the same as an opinion

only uses what you see with your eyes

using one of your senses to gather information

compares data to reach a conclusion

14.

When a scientist is listening to the sounds that whales make, he is _____.

making a hypothesis

doing an experiment

making an observation

15.

Mrs. Perry is frowning, so she must be angry. This is an example of a/an

Observation

Inference

Law

Experiment

16.

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

answer

experiment

problem

safety check

17.

The things you need to complete an experiment are the...

materials

hypothesis

problem

gravity falls

18.

The information you collect from an experiment (usually in numbers) is the...

materials

hypothesis

data

conclusion

19.

The final results of an entire experiment (what you've learned from the experiment; was your hypothesis correct)...

conclusion

question

problem

data

20.

What is the Scientific Method?

An organized process made of seven steps meant to be used to solve scientific problems.

A way step by step way to solve mathematical questions using basic science knowledge.

A three step process used for finding out about the earths age. It can also be used to find out the exact age of almost all fossils

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Scientific Method Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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