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Scientific Method

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
2.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
3.

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

a)

observations

b)

data

c)

hypothesis

4.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Identify the problem

b)

Conclusion

c)

Form a hypothesis

5.

"If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller."

What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

a)

Procedure

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Results

6.

Which step? "I was right!: Touching the cheese makes the cheese moldy."

a)

make a hypothesis

b)

draw a conclusion

c)

experiment

7.

The one thing you CHANGE in an experiment is the

a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control
8.
An experiment has 10 plants growing in sunlight and 10 plants growing in red light.  The plant height is measured after one month. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? 
a)
The red light
b)
The sunlight
c)
The plant height
9.
An experiment has 10 plants growing in sunlight and 10 plants growing in red light.  The plant height is measured after one month. What is the INDEPENDENT variable in this experiment? 
a)
The plant height
b)

The red light

c)

The sun light

10.

A process or series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
metric system
11.

How do you feel about the scientific method?

a)

I understand it very well

b)

I understand some things

c)

I have questions

d)

I don't understand it at all

12.

What is an observation?

a)

gather information about your surroundings

b)

use information gathered to make an educated guess

c)

forecast of what will happen in the future

13.

What is an inference?

a)

gather information about your surroundings

b)

use information gathered to make an educated guess

c)

forecast of what will happen in the future

14.

What is a prediction?

a)

gather information about your surroundings

b)

use information gathered to make an educated guess

c)

forecast of what will happen in the future

15.

Your hypothesis must be right.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

After you identify your problem, you need to....

a)

form a hypothesis

b)

do your experiment

c)

research the problem