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Scientific method

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
2.

Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current travelled through the soil in which they were planted. What is Stephen doing here ?

a)

Recognizing a problem.

b)

Testing the hypothesis with an experiment.

c)

Forming a hypothesis.

d)

Drawing conclusions.

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.
A hypothesis is simply a prediction that has not yet been _.
a)
proven or disproven
b)
made into a theory
c)
results calculated
d)
written about
5.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
6.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
7.

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

a)

To study

b)

To learn

c)

To find the answer to a question

d)

All of the above

8.

Objectivity is....

a)

Sharing the same views as everyone else around you.

b)

our own views on what we are

experiencing.

c)

Viewing things

from different points of view.

d)

where only your opinion matters.

9.

Falsifiability is..

a)

Where an experiment is not real.

b)

Where there is a possibility of the experiment being proven untrue.

c)

Where a participant gives false information.

d)

Where you decide if all the information given is fact or fiction.

10.

The empirical method is....

a)

The view of empiricism in society.

b)

The calculation that gives us a hypothesis.

c)

where researchers

gather evidence through direct

observation.