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Scientific Method - 4th

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

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

2.

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood.
What's the dependent variable?

a)

increase the amount of iron in your blood

b)

spinach you eat

3.

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.

4.

Stephen predicted that seeds would start to grow faster if an electric current traveled through the soil in which they were planted.

a)

recognize a problem

b)

test the hypothesis with an experiment

c)

form a hypothesis

d)

draw conclusions

5.

Rene grew bacteria from the mouth on special plates in the laboratory. She placed drops of different mouthwashes on bacteria on each plate.

a)

recognize a problem

b)

test the hypothesis with an experiment

c)

form a hypothesis

d)

draw conclusions

6.

Dana want to know how different are synthetic fibers from natural fibers.

a)

recognize a problem

b)

test the hypothesis with an experiment

c)

form a hypothesis

d)

draw conclusions

7.

Jose saw bats catching insects after dark. He asked, “How do bats find insects in the dark?”

a)

recognize a problem

b)

test the hypothesis with an experiment

c)

form a hypothesis

d)

draw conclusions

8.

Arjulia soaked six different kinds of seeds in water for 24 hours. Then she planted the seeds in soil at a depth of 1 cm. She used the same amount of water, light, and heat for each kind of seed.

a)

recognize a problem

b)

test the hypothesis with an experiment

c)

form a hypothesis

d)

draw conclusions

9.

Kim’s experiment showed that chicken egg shells were stronger when she gave the hen feed to which extra calcium had been added.

a)

recognize a problem

b)

test the hypothesis with an experiment

c)

form a hypothesis

d)

draw conclusions

10.

What do these steps describe?
1. Ask a question
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Experiment to test hypothesis
4. Analyze data
5. Draw a conclusion

a)

Order of Operations

b)

Steps of CPR

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Essay writing

11.

Which theory does this picture depict.

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Solar

d)

Moon

12.

What is the independent variable in this graph?

a)

Tadpoles

b)

Year

c)

Frogs

d)

Number of tadpoles in the pond

13.

Why are graphs and charts important to analyze data?

a)

Graphs and charts are important to analyze data because we would never be able to know what is going on with the data.

b)

Graphs and charts are important to analyze data because teachers say they are important.

c)

Charts and graphs is something good to do because they are nice to look at.

d)

Charts and graphs allow a person to visualize data and find patterns and trends in the data.

14.

He was the first person to use a telescope to observe objects in space. He discovered that planets and moons are physical bodies because of his studies of the night skies.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Robert Boyle

d)

Galileo

15.

During the Middle Ages scholars got their ideas about the world from the Bible and what other source?

a)

personal observation

b)

the teachings of Aristotle

c)

questioning traditional ideas

d)

carefully designed experiments

16.

Greek rationalism, rediscovered by Renaissance scholars, argued what?

a)

personal observation was the only truth

b)

logic could reveal basic truths

c)

the word of the Bible was final

d)

clever debaters could argue any point

17.

How did the Scientific Method change the way Europeans viewed the world in the 1500s?

a)

it showed everything could be explained with logic and reason

b)

it identified ways people could invent new things

c)

it allowed for the discovery of the exact measurements of the earth

d)

it provided the means to create new kinds of maps

18.

Which ones were key innovations or inventions that came out of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

antibiotics

d)

thermometer

e)

Scientific Method

19.

Which of the following is the label for the independent variable.

a)

Money Collected

b)

Raising Money

c)

Boxes Sold

d)

None of the above

20.

a)

the independent variable is distance

b)

the independent variable is d=25 t

c)

the dependent variable is time

d)

the dependent variable is distance

21.

Formatted in an "If...Then..." statement.

a)

Results

b)

Research

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Define the problem/Question

22.

__________: Determine the results and if it matches the hypothesis.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Ending

c)

Research

d)

Results

23.

Variable that is changed on purpose, also known as the "cause".

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Research

24.

Descriptive data based on the 5 senses; Smell, touch, taste, hear, see

a)

Qualitative Data

b)

Quail Data

c)

Quantity Data

d)

Quick

25.

Numerical Data; use of numbers to describe data.

a)

Quaint Data

b)

Quality Data

c)

Quantitative Data

d)

Quill Data

26.

The first step when using the DR. HERC in the Scientific Method is to __________.

a)

"If....when..." statement

b)

Determine Results

c)

Research topic

d)

Define the problem/Question

27.

Group in the experiment that recieves the variable being tested.

a)

Control Group

b)

Controlling Group

c)

Independent Group

d)

Experimental Group

28.

Analyze the _________ from observations, data, and research.

a)

Research

b)

Results

c)

Reading

d)

Range

29.

Variable that changes because of the Independent Variable, also known as the "Effect".

a)

Qualatative Data

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

Define the Question

30.

We always use CREDIBLE resources when conducting _____________.

a)

Results

b)

Experience

c)

Quality

d)

Research

31.

The group that DOES NOT receive the experimental treatment.

a)

Control Group

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Party Group

d)

Sad Group

32.

The "E" in DR. HERC stands for ___________.

a)

Experience

b)

Eggs

c)

Experiment

d)

Elite

33.

An experiment that tests only one factor at a time by using a comparison of a control group and an experimental group is?

a)

a dependent variable

b)

an independent variable

c)

a theory

d)

a controlled experiment

34.

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

a)

It is an if/then statement

b)

It is a prediction.

c)

It is testable

d)

it should restate the question

35.

In an experiment, the factor that we measure is called the

a)

independent variable

b)

controlled variable

c)

conclusion

d)

dependent variable

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.

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

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

38.

You will want your experiment to have ____ independent variable(s) in it for the experiment to be valid.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

As many as possible

39.

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

a)

The van is tan.

b)

The van ran into KFC.

c)

The driver was hungry.

d)

Red and white are part of the KFC building.

40.

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

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Studying

c)

Independent variable

d)

Test score

41.

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Reorder the following. Everything starts with asking a...

a)

question / problem

b)

research

c)

hypothesis / design

d)

experiment

e)

analyze results

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

43.

On what axis should the independent variable always be?

a)

X

b)

Y

44.

To make observations you use your _______.

a)

senses

b)

feet

c)

smile

d)

experience

45.

What type of observation involves numbers?

a)

qualitative observation

b)

quantitative observation

46.

Which of these statements is an inference about this picture?

a)

There is a red candle on the window sill.

b)

The moon is full.

c)

It is Christmas time.

d)

There's snow on the tree.

47.

Which of the following is an observation about the man in this picture:

a)

The man hates his purple shirt.

b)

The man has a purple shirt.

c)

The man is having a bad day.

d)

This man is upset because he's hungry

48.

A conclusion at the end of a scientific investigation

a)

Can be that your results either support or do not support your hypothesis.

b)

Usually will not give you any guidance in deciding what to do next.

c)

Can be that your results have proven your hypothesis beyond any doubt.

49.

Jose saw bats catching insects after dark. He asked, "How do bats find the insects in the dark?" This is his____________.

a)

Question/Purpose

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Research

d)

Analysis

50.

A student is trying to determine if a certain beetle will help control the population of a harmful plant species. Which sequence of steps would be best suited for this investigation?

a)

1. Develop a question
2. Conduct an experiment
3. State a hypothesis
4. Make conclusions
5. Analyze data

b)

1. State a hypothesis
2. Make conclusions
3. Develop a question
4. Analyze data
5. Conduct and experiment

c)

1. Make conclusions
2. Conduct an experiment
3. Develop a question
4. State a hypothesis
5. Analyze Data

d)

1. Develop a question
2. State a hypothesis
3. Conduct an experiment
4. Analyze data
5. Make conclusions

51.

To make an experiment "Valid" it must:

a)

be repeated several times

b)

have a large sample size

c)

have a random sample group

d)

All of these

52.

In an experiment where fertilizer is the independent variable and plant growth is the dependent variable, what is the group of plants that does NOT receive the fertilizer?

a)

Experimental Group

b)

The Control Group

c)

Groupies

d)

Groupers

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