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WorksheetsScientific Method, Experimental Design, and Measurement
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is volume?
a)
The distance around a 3D object
b)
The amount of space that matter takes up
c)
The amount of space on the surface of a 3D object
2.
What is a meniscus?
a)
The curvature in the surface of a liquid in a container
b)
The amount of liquid in a container
c)
When liquid gets spilled
3.
What is this measurement tool called?
a)
Measuring Cup
b)
Skinny Measuring Cup
c)
Beaker
d)
Graduated Cylinder
4.
_______________is the amount of matter in an object.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
weight
5.
Unit of length
a)
Liter
b)
Meter
c)
Gram
6.
Basic unit of Mass
a)
Meter
b)
Liter
c)
Gram
7.
What tool would you use to check the temperature of the water?
a)
ruler
b)
microscope
c)
thermometer
d)
ruler
8.
What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Control
9.
What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?
a)
control
b)
constant
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
10.
The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Results
d)
Data
11.
What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?
a)
controls
b)
data
c)
constants
d)
independent variables
12.
What is the effect of salt water on the average of the height of the 3 tallest blades of grass?
What is the independent variable in the above question?
What is the independent variable in the above question?
a)
salt water
b)
height
c)
average
d)
effect
13.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
14.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
metric system
15.
If I study for my scientific methods quiz, then I will have a better test score. What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
a)
Test score
b)
Studying
c)
Independent variable
16.
Mia sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE:
a)
distance traveled by the ball
b)
mass of the ball
17.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess about what you think will happen.
18.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
19.
Which of the following would be considered QUANTITATIVE data?
a)
Color
b)
Smell
c)
6.84 cm
d)
texture
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