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Scientific Method

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

a)

data

b)

hypothesis

c)

theory

d)

fact

2.

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.

a)

conclusion

b)

procedures

c)

materials

d)

variables

3.

What is an observation?

a)

A scientific statement based on ideas

b)

To be unaware of your surroundings

c)

The question you want an answer to

d)

Using your senses to understand and notice what is going on around you

4.

A testable educated guess to a scientific question

a)

Question

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Conclusion

d)

Experiment

5.

What should you do after you make a conclusion?

a)

analyze your data

b)

conduct an experiment

c)

share your results

d)

make a hypothesis

6.

What is a series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question?

a)

data collection

b)

scientific method

c)

recipe

d)

independent variable

7.

What is an independent variable?

a)

What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

b)

What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

c)

What the scientist measured to see if it responded to a change

d)

The conclusion statement after analyzing date

8.

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

a)

Make observation

b)

Collect data

c)

Form a theory

d)

Form a hypothesis

9.

A hypothesis is simply a prediction that has not yet been...

a)

proven or disproven

b)

written about

c)

made into a theory

d)

calculated

10.

Experiments should be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The information you collect while completing your experiment is called ___.

a)

conclusion

b)

procedure

c)

data

d)

hypothesis

12.

I want to know if low strength bleach, medium strength bleach, or maximum strength bleach will get Heinz ketchup stains out of my white T-shirt the best. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

a)

the brand of ketchup

b)

the type of stain

c)

the strength of bleach

d)

how well the stain is removed

13.

I want to know if low strength bleach, medium strength bleach, or maximum strength bleach will get out the Heinz ketchup stain on a white T-shirt the best. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

a)

Brand of ketchup

b)

The strength of bleach

c)

The color of shirt

d)

How well the stain is removed

14.

Which group receives the independent variable?

a)

experimental group

b)

control group

15.

Colors, smells, and names are examples of what?

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

16.

Height, temperature, and weight are examples of what?

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

17.

Which of these words is NOT measurable?

a)

Heavier

b)

Taller

c)

Faster

d)

Prettier

18.

Scientific question: does the amount of sunlight a plant receives affect the plant's height?

In this experiment, what would an example of a controlled variable be?

a)

amount of water given to each plant

b)

plant height

c)

amount of sunlight

19.

Which answer choice has the correct order of the scientific method?

a)

1. Hypothesis

2. Research

3. Experiment

4. Observation/Question

4.Analyze Data

5. Conclusion

b)

1.Observation/Question

2. Research

3. Hypothesis

4. Experiment

5. Analyze Data

6. Conclusion

c)

1. Observation/Question

2. Hypothesis

3. Research

4. Analyze Data

5. Experiment

6. Conclusion

d)

1. Research

2. Observation/Question

3. Hypothesis

4. Experiment

5. Analyze

6. Conclusion

20.

At what temperature did bread mold the slowest?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

100