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Practical Report terms

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

the thing changed on purpose in the experiment

b)

an explanation about what you observed

c)

using your 5 senses to gather data

d)

an educated guess about the outcome of an experiment

2.

What two words should be in your hypothesis?

a)

I think

b)

My guess

c)

If... then

d)

No idea

3.

What you measure or observe in an experiment.

a)

constant variable

b)

controlled variable

c)

dependent variable

d)

independent variable

4.

The ONE thing you change in an experiment.

a)

constant variable

b)

controlled variable

c)

dependent variable

d)

independent variable

5.

data gathered throughout an experiment

a)

evidence

b)

results

c)

significant

6.

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

a)

Control

b)

hypothesis

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Dependent Variable

7.

Mrs. Cross wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the independent variable (thing that is changed)?

a)

Study time

b)

Test score

c)

Same assignment

8.

Mrs. Cross wants to see if studying time affects test scores...She gives all 6 classes the same assignment but assigns different study times. What is the dependent variable (thing that is measured)?

a)

Study time

b)

Test Score

c)

Same Assignment

9.

A student wants to test the hypothesis of "If salt is added to water then the boiling point of water will decrease." What is the dependent variable (what is measured)?

a)

amount of salt

b)

boiling point

c)

same amount of water

10.

How are results usually displayed?

a)

Graph and table

b)

Graph and a sentence

c)

Table and a sentence

d)

Table and ask Ms Cross

11.

What is a method?

a)

a paragraph of information

b)

a step by step way of how to do something

c)

answering questions

d)

eating cheese

12.

An analysis is....

a)

Following method

b)

Looking at what the results show

c)

Identifying the control variables

d)

Writing a hypothesis

13.

An evaluation looks at...

a)

what went well and what needs improving

b)

how you explain what is changed

c)

what equipment you used

d)

how long it took you to do something

14.

What is an aim?

a)

How you plan on investigating something

b)

what you think will happen

c)

The step by step of how to do something

d)

Looking at what the result show

15.

What is this an example of:


Step 1: Collect equipment

Step 2: Set the timer to 5 minutes

Step 3: Start the timer

Step 4: Start skipping

a)

an aim

b)

an hypothesis

c)

a method

d)

an evaluation

16.

This is an example of of a hypothesis

a)

IF the time taken for bread in a toaster is increased THEN the toast will be darker in colour

b)

Step 1. Start the timer Step 2. Run 100 metres Step 3. Stop the timer

c)

100% of people like cheese

d)

The thing that is changed

17.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

background research

d)

conclusion

18.
True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Another word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________
a)
hypothesis
b)
conclusion
c)
experiment
d)
data