WorksheetsScientific Method and Question
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is an observation?
a)
A scientific statement based on ideas
b)
Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
c)
To be unaware of your surroundings
3.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
4.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
5.
Which of the following is a quantitative observation?
a)
The bird is very colorful.
b)
The bird has 4 different colors on him.
c)
The bird has many, many feathers.
d)
The bird is in the woods.
6.
What is a qualitative observation about this image?
a)
There are 10 mini trees in the picture.
b)
There are two color bushes in the picture.
c)
There is one power line going across in the air.
d)
There is art created from trees in this photo.
7.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
8.
A testable answer to a scientific question
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
9.
This step comes after you ask a question
a)
Record your results
b)
Design and perform an experiment
c)
Form an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
10.
This step should be done more than once to ensure accurate results
a)
Conduct an experiment
b)
Ask a question
c)
Record data
d)
Clean up after your investigation
11.
How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
12.
Why do we want to test one variable at a time?
a)
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
b)
To know what is causing the changes
c)
It is what has always been done
d)
No one really knows
13.
What is the variable that we change in an experiment?
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
d)
Experimental
14.
What is the variable that we are measuring in an experiment?
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
d)
Experimental
15.
A list of everything you will need to conduct an experiment..
a)
procedures
b)
materials
c)
observations
d)
question/problem
16.
A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment.
a)
obervations
b)
question/problem
c)
materials
d)
procedures
17.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
18.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
19.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?
a)
heart rate
b)
type of exercise
c)
amount of exercise
d)
time of day exercise occurs
20.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
21.
A test or trial to discover something unknown
a)
Data
b)
Question
c)
Experiment
d)
Hypothesis
22.
This step comes after ask a question
a)
Record your results
b)
Design and perform an experiment
c)
Form an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
23.
Why do scientist use the scientific method?
a)
To make sure they get credit for their discoveries.
b)
To make sure their results are valid and can be performed by other scientists.
c)
So that other scientist don't get mad at them
24.
What you keep the same during the experiment is known as the ____ variable.
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Constant
25.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
26.
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
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