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Scientific Method

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Make an observation --> Question
b)
Design and conduct an experiment
c)
Make an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
2.

What is the last step of scientific method?

a)

hypothesis

b)

observe

c)

communicate

d)

question

3.
How many variables should be tested at a time?
a)
Three
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
One
4.
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
5.
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
6.

A dependent variable is __________.

a)

What is measured in an experiment

b)

What you change in an experiment

c)

A prediction about an experiment

d)

What stays the same in an experiment

7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.

Jennifer wants to know if students do better on their homework if they listen to classical music or hip hop music. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

a)

Students' grades on homework

b)

The age of the students

c)

The volume of the music

d)

The type of music

11.

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

12.

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. Select each answer below that would need to remain constant.

a)

the amount of carbon dioxide in each container

b)

the amount of water provided to the plants

c)

the height of each plant after a period of time

d)

the amount of plants in each container