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Scientific method basics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
2.
What are the first two steps of the scientific method in order?
a)
1, 2
b)
Observation, Ask a question
c)
Ask a question, For a hypothesis
d)
Make a plan, Experiment
3.

Parts of the experiment that are kept the same in both the control and experimental groups.

a)

variable

b)

constants

c)

hypothesis

d)

experiment

4.
What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to?
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Experimental Group 
5.

What is an observation?

a)

Something you measure or detect with your senses.

b)

The way you feel about something

c)

An educated guess

d)

A theory that has been disproved

6.

A scientist is conducting an experiment to see how unusually cold air affects insect behavior. Which group in the experiment would be considered the "control" group.

a)

The group of insects living in yheir "normal" temperature.

b)

The group of insects living in the "colder" temperature.

7.

Suppose your friends went to the beach at noon on a warm day. They saw some black and white birds. As you are talking to you friend you think " The birds were black and white". Is this an observation or an inference?

a)

observation

b)

inference

8.
The girl is folding her arms.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
9.

It's December.

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

10.

14,700 cm = ___ m

a)

147

b)

14.7

c)

1,470

d)

1.47

e)

147,000

11.
490,000 g =____ kg
a)
490
b)
49
c)
4,900
d)
0.49
12.
Convert 300 cm to m:
a)
3 m
b)
30 m
c)
0.3 m
d)
0.03 m
13.

You want to test which soil will help grass grow the tallest. The height of the grown grass is the __________ variable.

a)

independent

b)

dependent

14.

Jon set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

a)

who sets up the experiment

b)

height of the ramp

c)

mass of the ball

d)

distance traveled by the ball

15.

"Do tomatoes grow faster under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light?"


What is the independent variable?

a)

type of light

b)

rate of growth