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WorksheetsScientific Method
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
background research
d)
conclusion
2.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
An educated prediction or answer to a testable question
b)
A random guess
c)
An observation based on feelings or emotions
d)
3.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
4.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
5.
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
6.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
7.
If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Studying
c)
Independent variable
d)
Test score
8.
If I read this question carefully, then I will answer it correctly. What is the independent variable?
a)
I hope so
b)
Yes
c)
Reading or not reading carefully
d)
Likelihood of a correct answer
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.
Which best describes the purpose of a control sample?
a)
to compare its results to those of a well-known scientist
b)
to have more qualitative data to analyze at the end of the experiment
c)
to compare its results to those with the experimental sample
12.
When we test our hypothesis, there are two types of variables. What are they?
a)
Independent and controlled variable
b)
dependent and controlled variable
c)
independent and dependent variable
d)
none of the above
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