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What Do Scientists Do?

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _____________ is a person who uses the scientific method to discover new knowledge.

a)

menace

b)

scuba diver

c)

scientist

d)

botanist

2.

Scientists design _____________________ to test ideas, theories, and hypothesis about the world around them.

a)

experiments

b)

observations

c)

tests

d)

fairs

3.

_______________ is using evidence to learn about the world around us.

a)

English

b)

History

c)

Math

d)

Science

4.

If I was studying earthquakes, what type of science would that be?

a)

Earth Science

b)

Biology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Zoology

5.

Science is a way of learning about the ________________ world.

a)

natural

b)

supernatural

c)

ideal

d)

revolutionary

6.

Scientists who study living systems often ask questions like “How do vaccines help prevent disease?” or “What kind of organisms live in a swamp?” These scientists are studying _______ ________________ .

a)

life science

b)

earth science

c)

physical science

7.

Scientists study the physical sciences, which study matter and energy are studying ______ ____________ .

a)

life science

b)

earth science

c)

physical science

8.

The summary at the the end of an experiment that explains the result. is the __________________.

a)

observation

b)

conclusion

c)

question

9.

Data gathered during an investigation is called ____________.

a)

evidence

b)

observation

c)

experiment

10.
How many variables should a scientist change with each new experiment?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3 or more
d)
as many as he wants to
11.

If scientists want to investigate the planets in the solar system, what scientific method would they use?

a)

Make a model

b)

Conduct an experiment

c)

Repeated observations

12.

............is a kind of investigation that is a fair test

a)

experiment

b)

hypothesis

c)

variable

d)

conclusion

13.

something or factor that you change at a time during experiments is ..............

a)

hypothesis

b)

conclusion

c)

variable

d)

communication

14.

Using one or more of your senses to gather data, or information, is called ___________________.

a)

classifying

b)

observing

c)

inferring

d)

predicting

15.

What is the First step of the scientific method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Draw conclusions

c)

Make a hypothesis

16.

A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something to learn more about it is called a(an)

a)

group

b)

investigation

c)

design

d)

recipe