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Scientific Method Test Review: PUT YOUR REAL NAME

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific question that is being asked here?

a)

What is the statue of liberty made out of?

b)

What are pennies made out of?

c)

Why are some pennies green and some pennies copper?

d)

What color paint is on the pennies?

2.

What is a good hypothesis for this question?

a)

If the statue of liberty is made out of pennies, then it must be painted green.

b)

The statue of liberty is green.

c)

All pennies are green.

d)

If some pennies are green and some are copper colored, then it must have something to do with how old the pennies are.

3.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

An uneducated guess

b)

An educated guess in the form of an if-then statement

c)

A question

d)

A conclusion

4.

What is an observation?

a)

Something a scientist notices about the world around them

b)

An educated guess

c)

A question

d)

A conclusion

5.

What kind of work does a scientist do during the fifth step of the scientific method?

a)

Research their topic in order to design an experiment

b)

Test their hypothesis

c)

Communicate their results to other scientists

d)

Look at data in tables and graphs to determine its meaning

6.

True or false: A hypothesis has to be true in order for an experiment to be valid

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following methods increases the trustworthiness of an experiment?

a)

Having a correct hypothesis

b)

Repeated trials

c)

More than one independent variable

d)

No control variables

8.

Which scientific tool is used to measure volume?

a)

Graduated cylinder

b)

Thermometer

c)

Triple beam balance

d)

Spring balance

9.

Which scientific tool is used to measure length?

a)

Ruler

b)

Syringe

c)

Beaker

d)

Thermometer

10.

Which scientific tool is used to measure mass?

a)

Measuring tape

b)

Thermometer

c)

Beaker

d)

Triple beam balance

11.

In Marlin's experiment, which group is the control group?

a)

Group A

b)

Group B

12.

What is the independent variable in this experiment?

a)

The use of ointment

b)

Anemone

c)

Marlin

d)

The number of stings

13.

What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

a)

The use of ointment

b)

Anemone

c)

Marlin

d)

The number of stings

14.

What is the scientific question Marlin is asking?

a)

What kind of fish get stung by anemones?

b)

What could reduce the number of stings from anemones?

c)

Why do anemones sting?

d)

What is a sea anemone?

15.

What would be a good hypothesis for this experiment?

a)

If a fish applies ointment, then they will not be stung by a sea anemone.

b)

If a fish gets stung by a sea anemone, then they will be sad.

c)

Fish cannot get stung by sea anemones.

d)

Sea anemones are not stinging fish.

16.

What should Marlin's conclusion be?

a)

Ointment doesn’t help the fish to not get stung.

b)

Fish do not get stung by sea anemones.

c)

The use of ointment will prevent sea anemone stings.

17.

What was Dory’s hypothesis?

a)

If a fish swims faster, then they are smarter.

b)

Fish like microwaved food.

c)

Just keep swimming

d)

If fish are exposed to microwaves, then they will swim faster.

18.

Which fish are in the control group?

a)

Special food group

b)

Regular food group

19.

What is the independent variable?

a)

Use of microwaves

b)

Swimming time

c)

Fish group

d)

Relocation

20.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

Use of microwaves

b)

Swimming time

c)

Fish group

d)

Relocation

21.

Look at the data table. What should the conclusion be?

a)

The use of microwaves does not make fish swim faster.

b)

The use of microwaves does make fish swim faster.

c)

Fish do not need to eat food.

d)

Fish should not eat microwaved food

22.

What did Jenny do wrong in this experiment?

a)

Jenny used more than one independent variable in her experiment

b)

Jenny used more than one control variable in her experiment

c)

Fertilizer doesn’t work on plants

d)

Jenny should not be growing plants in a closet

23.

What scientific question is Jenny asking?

a)

Will fertilizer increase the growth rate of clam flowers?

b)

Will the sun increase the growth rate of clam flowers?

c)

Will a closet increase the growth rate of clam flowers?

d)

Will Dory like the new clam flowers?

24.

What could Jenny do to increase the validity of her experiment?

a)

Have no control variables

b)

Repeat the experiment several times

c)

Make more observations

d)

Write a conclusion

25.

What is Jenny’s hypothesis?

a)

If plants are put in a closet, then they can grow better.

b)

Plants grow best in closets.

c)

Plants grow best in the window.

d)

If plants are given fertilizer, then they will grow better