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Scientific Method

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first and second step of the scientific method are:

a)

Question and Conclusion

b)

Question and Hypothesis

c)

Question and Experiment

d)

Hypothesis and Data

2.

An independent variable is the variable that is being:

a)

Analyzed

b)

Tested

c)

Controlled

d)

Measured

3.

A dependent variable is the variable that is being:

a)

experimented on

b)

measured

c)

tested

d)

controlled

4.

A control variable is the variable that is:

a)

controlled and measured and stays the same between experiments

b)

controlled and tested and stays the same between experiments

c)

controlled and stays the same between experiments

d)

controlled and analyzed and stays the same between experiments

5.

I create an experiment to measure which brand of sponge can absorb the most water. I use 3 different brands of sponge, 3 of the same beakers filled with 30 mL of water from the faucet at room temperature. What is the independent, dependent, and control variable. Select 3 options.

a)

how much water that is absorbed is the dependent variable

b)

the water is the independent variable

c)

the brands of sponges are the independent variable

d)

the beakers are the control variable

e)

the water from the faucet is the dependent variable

6.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is... 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
7.
A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
8.

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

a)

conclusions

b)

data

c)

hypotheses

d)

procedures

9.

The process of getting information by using the senses is called a/an___

a)

Conclusion

b)

Observation

c)

Inquiry

d)

Scientific method

10.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change on purpose
b)
control or keep constant
c)
measure
11.

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

a)

two

b)

as many as possible

c)

four

d)

one

12.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
13.

Ben makes five paper airplanes with different wing shapes. He throws them the same way from a starting point for three trials each. He records the distance each airplane flies.

What is the independent variable?

a)

Throwing the same way

b)

Wing shape

c)

The distance the airplane flies.

d)

Throwing from the same starting point.

14.

My brothers watned to see if a sled would go different speeds with different people on it. We alll rode in the sled separately. We meseaured how fast the sled went from the top of the hill to the fence at the bottom.

What are two CONSTANTS? (Select 2)

a)

Distance the sled travels.

b)

Using the same sled.

c)

The same people in the sled

d)

The speed of the sled.

15.
Mr. S. sets 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
d)
weight of the ball
16.
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
17.
The librarians want to know which students are checking out what types of books. They are testing "Which type of book do 7th graders check out most often: fiction or nonfiction?" The number of checked out books is
a)
the independent variable
b)
the dependent variable
c)
a constant variable
d)
a waste of money
18.
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 independent variable?
a)
amount of times the dog follows the command
b)
type of reward
c)
 praise
d)
type of dog
19.
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
20.
If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?
a)
Procedure
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Question
d)
Results
21.

An experiment was designed to test if a specific vitamin would make a horse grow taller.

What would be the hypothesis for the experiment?

a)

Does a specific vitamin make a horse grow taller?

b)

The vitamin.

c)

If I give a horse a specific vitiamin, then it will grow taller.

d)

The height of the horse.

22.

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control variable

23.

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

a)

Results

b)

Research

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Define the problem/Question

24.

Group in the experiment that recieves the variable being tested.

a)

Control Group

b)

Controlling Group

c)

Independent Group

d)

Experimental Group

25.

The group that DOES NOT receive the experimental treatment.

a)

Control Group

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Party Group

d)

Sad Group