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Scientific Method & Graphing

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 23mins

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.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
4.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Data

b)

Conclusion

c)

No Horse Play

d)

Observe a problem

5.
This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
6.

This is the group that is affected by the variable or the group that is changed.

a)

Control Group

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Changed Group

d)

Cool Group

7.

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into tables).

a)

observations

conclusion

b)

data

c)

variables

d)

hypothesis

8.

How long you sleep affects your test score. Identify the dependent variable.

a)

length of sleep

b)

test score

9.

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which type of paper airplane goes farthest?

a)

the type of paper

b)

the distance of each plane's flight

c)

how hard the plane is thrown

d)

the person who made the paper plane

10.

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

11.

What is something on a graph that you have control over and isn't changed by any other variable?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Controlled variable

d)

Extraneous variable

12.

Time such as minutes, days, and months will always be a(n) ________________ variable when graphing.

a)

Controlled

b)

Independent

c)

Dependent

d)

Extraneous

13.

What type of variable is the "Price per Bushel (dollars)" in this graph?

a)

Bar graph

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Independent variable

d)

Controlled variable

14.

What is a dependent variable?

a)

A variable most often found on the x-axis

b)

Dependent variables are only found on pie charts

c)

The variable that changes because another variable changes

d)

The variable the experimenter changes or manipulates

15.

Ms. Ademski walked outside and noticed the air was dry, flowers were dying, and the temperature was increasing. She wrote her observations down in her notebook. What kind of data was she recording?

a)

Examination Data

b)

Laboratory Data

c)

Qualitative Data

d)

Quantitative Data

16.
 What kind of data was recorded on the data table?
a)
Examination Data
b)
Laboratory Data
c)
Qualitative Data
d)
Quantitative Data
17.
Which would go on the y-axis?
a)
Time
b)
# of Bacteria 
18.
In which section of the scientific method does the graph go? 
a)
conclusion
b)
data and observations
c)
reserach
d)
analysis
19.

What kind of information might go on the X axis?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Varaible

20.
What is a constant? 
a)
the normal situation
b)
the thing we measure in the end
c)
the thing we are testing
d)
the thing we keep the same for every part of the experiment
21.
A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the independent variable? 
a)
salt water
b)
fresh water
c)
growth of plants
22.
A boy waters one plant with fresh water and one with salt water and measures growth. What is the dependent variable? 
a)
salt water
b)
fresh water
c)
growth of plants
23.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
a)
Diameter of the ball
b)
Force acting on the ball
c)
Height that the ball bounces
d)
Height from which the ball is dropped
24.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
Grade
b)
Number of Students