WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
2.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
3.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
4.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
5.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
6.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
7.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
8.
If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood.
What's the dependent variable?
What's the dependent variable?
a)
increase the amount of iron in your blood
b)
spinach you eat
9.
This is the group that we will compare our experimental group to. This group stays "normal."
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Normal Group
d)
Weird Group
10.
In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be worked with at a time?
a)
one
b)
none
c)
two or more
d)
how ever many makes sense.
11.
Experiments include many trials, since:
a)
It's fun
b)
Scientists like to stay busy
c)
More trials ensure the hypothesis is ALWAYS correct
d)
More trials increase accuracy of results
12.
Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?
a)
Color
b)
Smell
c)
6.84 cm
d)
texture
13.
A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The dependent variable is
a)
the size of the baby alligators
b)
the gender of the baby alligators
c)
the incubator
d)
the temperature
14.
In this graph, what is the independent variable?
a)
Population
b)
Day
c)
Species 5
15.
In this graph, what is the dependent variable?
a)
Walla Walla Island
b)
Time
c)
Number of Deer
16.
An explanation that ties together many hypotheses and explanations is called a(n)
a)
model
b)
concept
c)
theory
d)
investigation
17.
The graph below shows atmospheric carbon dioxide levels since the year 1880.Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph
a)
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are responsible for global temperature change.
b)
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising at about the same rate for the past century.
c)
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have remained the same over the past century.
d)
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising at an increasingly higher rate as the past century has progressed.
18.
A research group has discovered that damselflies, a type of dragonfly, are being infected by a particular type of aquatic protozoan. Both young and adult damselflies are not directly infected by the protozoan but contract the infection from the prey they eat. The graph shows the percentage of adult damselflies infected by protozoans during the summer and early fal
a)
Infection in embanked ponds increased during the sampling period.
b)
Protozoans were more common in creek-fed ponds than embanked ponds.
c)
Protozoans reproduce more quickly in embanked ponds than creek-fed ponds.
d)
Infection in creed-fed ponds remained constant throughout the sampling period.
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