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Scientific Method Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the summary at the end of the experiment that describes if the hypothesis was true based on data? 

a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
2.

What is the testable prediction in a scientific investigation?

a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
3.

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment?

a)

They type of pot you put the plants in.

b)

The amount you water each plant.

c)

The amount of sunlight the plants get.

d)

The amount the plant grows.

4.

A scientist noticed that the number of salamanders in ponds in the Rocky Mountains was declining. What part of the scientific method is this?

a)

hypothesis

b)

theory

c)

observation

d)

control

5.

The variable that is measured in an experiment is the _____________ variable

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

control

d)

experiment

6.

Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

Dropping the same way

b)

Wing Length

c)

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

d)

Dropping from the same height

7.

Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the independent variable?

a)

Dropping the same way

b)

Wing Length

c)

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

d)

Dropping from the same height

8.

Cindy wanted to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. She placed two tomato plants in 10 inch pots with potting soil and watered them ¼ cup each day. One plant was placed under a cardboard box and one was placed in the sunlight. She measured the growth of the plant each week for three weeks.

What are two CONSTANTS? (Select 2)

a)

Using the same type of plant

b)

Each plant was placed in a 10 inch pot

c)

The growth of the plant

d)

One plant is in the sunlight and the other is under a box

9.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
10.
What is the Responding (Dependent) Variable in this graph?
a)
Plant Growth
b)
Growth (cm)
c)
Hours
d)
15
11.

What is the dependent variable of the graph?

a)
Grade
b)
Number of Students
12.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which  paper airplane design goes furthest?
a)
the paper used
b)
the paper airplane design
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
d)
how hard the plane is thrown
13.
Josie was performing an experiment where she grew the same kind of tomatoes in the same soil and amount of water.  She sat one in the sun and one in a closet for 14 days.  What is the independent variable in Josie's experiment?
a)
tomatoes
b)
soil
c)
sunlight
d)
water