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WorksheetsHypotheses, Variables, and Scientific Questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
What is a hypothesis?
a possible answer to a testable question
A testable question
a bean plant experiment
information that you gather with your senses
A testable question is...
a bean plant experiment
a possible answer to a testable question
a question that can be answered through an investigation.
a hypothesis
What do you call information that you gather with your senses?
a hypothesis
an observation
a testable question
a variable
A possible answer to a testable question is...
a hypothesis
an observation
an experiment
a testable question
What could be a possible hypothesis for the following testable question?
"Do plants need sunlight to live?"
No.
Yes.
Plants need sunlight to live.
I have 4 plants in my house.
What could be a possible hypothesis for the following testable question?
"What effect does the size of a parachute have on how fast an object falls?"
No
Yes
Plants need sunlight to live.
The smaller the parachute, the more slowly the object falls.
What could be a hypothesis for the following testable question?
"How does salt affect water's boiling point?"
If salt is added to water, then the boiling point will increase.
no
yes
Plants need sunlight to live.
A carefully controlled test to answer a question is called...
an experiment
a hypothesis
a variable
independent
A variable is...
a possible answer to a testable question
another name for a question
something that can change, or vary.
a question that can be answered through an experiment.
A variable that you change in an experiment is called...
a dependent variable
a hypothesis
a variable
an independent variable
A variable that is changed as the result of changing the independent variable is called...
the manipulated variable
an independent variable
a dependent variable
a hypothesis variable
What is the independent variable in the following experiment:
You want to see if a plant can grow without sunlight. You grow two of the same plant; one in the sunlight, and one in the dark.
sunlight
the plant
the water
the soil
What is the dependent variable in the following experiment?
You want to know if salt makes water boil faster. You boil one pot of water with salt, and another without salt.
the water
the time it takes for the water to boil
the salt
the stove top
An observation is...
a hypothesis
the answer to a testable question
something that you change in an experiment
information you gather with your senses
What makes a question testable?
You can conduct an experiment to find the answer
You can find the answer on Google
It is thoughtful
When you notice things around you.
A careful study of something to answer a question is called...
a testable question
an investigation
an independent variable
a dependent variable
True or false:
A variable can change in an experiment
True
False
True or false:
Your senses include things that you see, hear, feel, taste, smell, and touch.
true
false
True or False:
An experiment means looking something up on the internet to find the answer.
True
False
True or False:
A dependent variable is the variable that you change in an experiment.
True
False
