Free Printable scientific method 55 q- 6

1.

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

a)

conclusion

b)

procedures

c)

materials

d)

responding variable

2.

A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)

a)

Question

b)

Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Experiment

3.

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

4.

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

a)

conclusions

b)

data

c)

hypotheses

d)

procedures

5.

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control variable

6.

If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?

a)

True

b)

How fast you get to school

c)

Riding a bike or walking

d)

False

7.

If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Studying

c)

Independent variable

d)

Test score

8.

The independent variable is

a)

The variable that you change in an investigation

b)

The variable that you measure in an investigation

c)

A variable that you keep the same in an investigation

9.

The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an

a)

Conclusion

b)

Observation

c)

Inquiry

d)

Scientific method

10.

Data gathered using the senses are referred to ___________.

a)

quantitative data

b)

logical data

c)

measured data

d)

qualitative data

11.

Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

Dropping the same way

b)

Wing Length

c)

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

d)

Dropping from the same height

12.

Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the independent variable?

a)

Dropping the same way

b)

Wing Length

c)

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

d)

Dropping from the same height

13.

Cindy wanted to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. She placed two tomato plants in 10 inch pots with potting soil and watered them ¼ cup each day. One plant was placed under a cardboard box and one was placed in the sunlight. She measured the growth of the plant each week for three weeks.

What are two CONSTANTS? (Select 2)

a)

Using the same type of plant

b)

Each plant was placed in a 10 inch pot

c)

The growth of the plant

d)

One plant is in the sunlight and the other is under a box

14.

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which paper airplane design goes furthest?

a)

the paper used

b)

the paper airplane design

c)

the distance of each plane's flight

d)

how hard the plane is thrown

15.

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

a)

data

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

fact

16.

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

17.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

procedures

d)

conclusion

18.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

a)

The type of plant

b)

The amount of sunlight

c)

The type of music

d)

The type of liquid

19.

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

a)

conclusion

b)

procedures

c)

materials

d)

responding variable

20.

Which of these is an inference?

a)

the grass is green

b)

they are running to get away from predators

c)

the animals are running

d)

the animals can jump

21.

Which one of these is an observation?

a)

the crocodile is jumping out of the water

b)

the crocodile is in the jungle

c)

the crocodile is trying to get food

d)

there are other crocodiles around

22.

Which of these is an inference?

a)

fish are jumping out of the water

b)

the bears are standing in the water

c)

the bears are brown

d)

the fish are trying to go upstream

23.

The bark on the birch tree was white.

a)

observation

b)

inference

24.

What is made with your five senses?

a)

Observations

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Inferences

d)

Results

25.

What do we call an educated guess based on research and background knowledge?

a)

Inference

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Variable

d)

Conclusion

26.

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

27.

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

a)

conclusions

b)

data

c)

hypotheses

d)

procedures

28.

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control variable

29.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

30.

Will a construction paper air plane fly faster than an airplane made from notebook paper? Choose the best hypothesis.

a)

If I make a paper airplane from notebook paper, then it will fly faster than construction paper.

b)

Yes.

c)

No.

d)

I think the construction paper air plane will fly faster.

31.

If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?

a)

True

b)

How fast you get to school

c)

Riding a bike or walking

d)

False

32.

If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Studying

c)

Independent variable

d)

Test score

33.

If you conduct an experiment where you place 5 of the same red candies in different types of soda, all in the same amount of liquid and same type cups the indipendent variable is what?

a)

Kind of soda

b)

Type of cup

c)

Amount of soda

d)

Color of candy

34.

A scientist investigates the effect of carbon dioxide on plant height. The scientist grows plants in several closed containers. All the plants receive the same amounts of water and light, but the air in each container has a different amount of carbon dioxide. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

a)

the amount of carbon dioxide in each container

b)

the number of plants in each container

c)

the amount of water provided to the plants

d)

the height of each plant after a period of time

35.

Researchers are developing a new fertilizer designed to improve the growth of endangered Hawaiian plants. The fertilizer was applied to one hundred plants in a greenhouse. The temperature, humidity and amount of water were kept constant. Which is best for the researchers to do next?

a)

A compare plants that received fertilizer to plants that received none

b)

B begin selling the fertilizer to gardeners living in hot, dry climates

c)

C change the conditions in the greenhouse and retest the fertilizer

d)

D test the fertilizer on plants that are adapted to cooler climates

36.

A scientist investigates the effect of carbon dioxide on plant height. The scientist grows plants in several closed containers. All the plants receive the same amounts of water and light, but the air in each container has a different amount of carbon dioxide. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

a)

the amount of carbon dioxide in each container

b)

the number of plants in each container

c)

the amount of water provided to the plants

d)

the height of each plant after a period of time

37.

A meteorologist recorded high temperatures for five days at three locations on land. The data are shown in the table above.

a)

Areas at the beach have the coolest temperatures

b)

Areas farther from the beach always have the warmest temperatures.

c)

Areas at the beach have the most stable temperatures.

d)

Areas farther from the beach always have the same weather as areas at the beach

38.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

a)

Type of plant

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

39.

Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Distance traveled by the ball

b)

Height of the ramp

c)

Mass of the ball

40.

Mr. S 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)

Distance traveled by the ball

b)

Height of the ramp

c)

Mass of the ball

41.

What is an observation?

a)

A scientific statement based on ideas

b)

Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

c)

To be unaware of your surroundings

d)

The question that you want an answer to.

42.

Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?

a)

Color

b)

Smell

c)

6.84 cm

d)

texture

43.

Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his dependent variable?

a)

Type of reward

b)

Praise

c)

Type of dog

d)

Amount of time the dog follows commands

44.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a hypothesis?

a)

An idea that is given as an “If...then...statement”

b)

An idea that can be proven or disproven

c)

An idea that can never be proven

d)

A testable idea that leads to a scientific investigation

45.

The “Normal” group in an experiment. You can COMPARE your results to this one (nothing happened to it).

Example: If you are testing the effect of the amount of water on plant growth, this group of plants receives the recommended amount of water.

a)

Constant

b)

Variable

c)

Control Group

d)

Experimental Group

46.

Saturn has a thick atmosphere. Is this a qualitative or quantitative observation?

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

47.

The planet Jupiter is 2.3 billion kilometers from the sun. Is this a qualitative or quantitative observation?

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

48.

Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?

a)

If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.

b)

If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen.

c)

Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.

d)

If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high

49.

Linda noted that without water the spools of thread on a string stand tightly against each other. With water, the spools float upwards and there is some separation between them. Linda measured how much string was left when spools were and were not in water. She wrote these measurements in her notebook. What part of the scientific method is she doing?

a)

collecting and analyzing data

b)

forming a hypothesis

c)

drawing a conclusion

d)

conducting research

50.

Linda and her class learned that gravity is a force that pulls objects towards the center of Earth. She Thought; How does gravity affect human height? What part of the scientific method is Linda doing?

a)

drawing a conclusion

b)

analyzing data

c)

forming a hypothesis

d)

coming up with a testable question/problem

51.

After studying her background information, Linda predicts that if gravity decreases, then the human height will increase. What part of the scientific method is she doing?

a)

forming a testable question/problem

b)

forming a hypothesis

c)

analyzing data

d)

drawing a conclusion

52.

Is the following question a testable question?

If we add apple cinnamon flavoring to the cookie mix, will it taste better?

a)

No, this question will be answered based on the opinions of others.

b)

Yes, this can be tested with a science experiment.

53.

How many steps are in the scientific method?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

6

d)

7

54.

What is a procedure?

a)

Step by step instructions

b)

Safety rules

c)

What stays the same in an experiment

d)

A prediction

55.

What is the main reason scientists have constants?

a)

So scientists know their results came only from the independent variable and nothing else

b)

So scientists stay safe

c)

So scientists can record data easier

d)

So the experiment is clear and easy to understand

scientific method 55 q- 6

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