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Quiz on Science Process Skills: Experimenting

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that orang utans make

a)

making a hypothesis

b)

drawing conclusions

c)

interpreting data

d)

making observation

2.

What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method

a)

Ask a question, analyse results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results

b)

Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results

c)

Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyse the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results

d)

Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyse results, draw conclusions, communicate results

3.

Which question would be the best high level scientific question?

a)

How many crocodiles live in Sungai Itam?

b)

Who made the first microscope?

c)

How long did dinosaurs live on the Earth?

d)

Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?

4.

Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?

a)

It is testable

b)

It should restate the question

c)

It is a prediction

d)

It is a statement

5.

An experiment that tests only one variable at a time

a)

manipulative variable

b)

responding variable

c)

a theory

d)

constant variable

6.

Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?

a)

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

b)

If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high

c)

Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high

d)

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

7.

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

a)

scientific method

b)

inquiry

c)

conclusion

d)

observation

8.

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions

a)

hypothesis

b)

scientific method

c)

experiment

d)

observation

9.

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the

a)

manipulative variable

b)

responding variable

c)

constant variable

d)

controlled variable

10.

The variable that we measure at the end of an experiment is called the

a)

conclusion

b)

manipulative variable

c)

responding variable

d)

constant variable

11.

A scientist hypothesized the temperature at which a crocodile's egg is incubated will determine whether the crocodile will be male of female. The manipulative variable is

a)

the temperature

b)

the male crocodile

c)

the gender of the crocodile

d)

the incubator

12.

A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the constant variable is ...

a)

the number of animals

b)

the number of plants in the water

c)

the temperature of the water

d)

the amount of salt in the water

13.

All the things in an experiment that must be kept the same to make the experiment fair are called

a)

manipulative variables

b)

responding experiments

c)

constant variables

d)

changed variables

14.

When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are

a)

forming a hypothesis

b)

making observations

c)

asking questions

d)

drawing conclusions

15.

When a scientist shares her findings with other scientist, she is

a)

experimenting

b)

analysing data

c)

communicating the results

d)

making a hypothesis