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WorksheetsScientific Method Quizizz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The logical series of steps scientists follow to answer a question is the
smart series
scientific method
madness method
logical ist
An explanation for an observation is a(n)
hypothesis
variable
control
inference
Scientific questions should NOT be based on
opinion
fact
reality
truth
The variable that is being tested in an experiment is called the ____ variable.
control
dependent
independent
The dependent variable is the variable that ____ in response to the independent variable
stays the same
changes
A possible answer to the original question is a(n)
observation
control
hypothesis
inference
The group in an experiment that receives the independent variable
control
experimental
hypothetical
conclusionary
The group in an experiment that does NOT get the independent variable
hypothetical
conclusionary
control
experimental
Observations should be _____ not guesses or opinions
factual
assumptions
predictions
hypotheses
Descriptions made by using your senses are
inferences
hypotheses
observations
conclusions
The answer to the scientific question is the
experiment
inference
hypothesis
conclusion
The most accurate observations are
guessed
opinions
measured
inferences
After you ask the question and before you make your hypothesis you should
gather information
draw a conclusion
analyze your data
experiment and observe
The two words that should be in a hypothesis are
yes and no
but and no
why and because
if and then
How many independent variables should there be in an experiment?
1
2
3
4
Which of the following is an observation only?
The trees are swaying, it must be windy.
I hear an alarm, there must be a fire.
The table is black.
I smell bunrt rubber, someone must have stopped their car suddenly.
After you analyze your data you should then
run the experiment
make a hypothesis
ask a question
draw a conclusion
After you analyze your data, you find that your hypothesis was not correct. What should you do?
make a conclusion and state what you learned
throw everything away and be quiet about your results
lie and say that you were right
In an experiment a plant is given 1 gram of fertilizer once a week to see if it affects the plant's height. What is the independent variable?
water
fertilizer
height of plant
sunlight
In an experiment a plant is given 1 gram of fertilizer once a week to see if it affects the plant's height. What is the dependent variable?
water
fertilizer
height of plant
sunlight
