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Scientific Method Unit Test-2016
נתרם על ידי: Mitchell
(מחבר מקורי: Ruffini)
  • 1. What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?
A) interpreting data
B) making observations
C) making a hypothesis
D) drawing conclusions
  • 2. What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?
A) Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.
B) Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.
C) Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results.
D) Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.
  • 3. Which question would be the best high level thinking scientific question?
A) Who made the first microscope?
B) Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
C) How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
D) How many giraffes live in Africa?
  • 4. Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?
A) It is testable
B) it should restate the question
C) It is an if/then statement
D) It is a prediction.
  • 5. 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 controlled experiment
B) an independent variable
C) a dependent variable
D) a theory
  • 6. Which of the following hypothesis is written correctly?
A) If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
B) If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen.
C) If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
D) Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
  • 7. The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
A) observation
B) conclusion
C) scientific method
D) inquiry
  • 8. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
A) scientific method
B) hypothesis
C) experiment
D) observation
  • 9. In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the
A) independent variable
B) dependent variable
C) controlled variable
D) experimental variable
  • 10. In an experiment, the factor that we measure (the one responding to our independent variable) is called the
A) dependent variable
B) controlled variable
C) conclusion
D) independent variable
  • 11. A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature of the soil in which yellow rose bushes are planted in will determine the height of the plant. The independent variable is
A) the temperature
B) the amount of rain
C) the height of the rose bushes
D) the rose petals
  • 12. A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature of the soil in which yellow rose bushes are planted in will determine the height of the plant. The dependent variable is
A) the number of rose petals
B) the height of the rose bushes
C) the amount of rain
D) the temperature
  • 13. A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent variable is
A) the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) the number of plants in the water
D) the amount of salt in the water
  • 14. A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the dependent variable is
A) the amount of salt in the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) the number of plants in the water
D) the water
  • 15. All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called
A) independent variables
B) controlled experiments
C) dependent variables
D) constants
  • 16. In science, an educated guess is called a/an
A) hypothesis
B) observation
C) conclusion
D) question
  • 17. When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
A) forming a hypothesis
B) making observations
C) drawing conclusions
D) asking questions
  • 18. When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is
A) making a hypothesis
B) experimenting
C) analyzing data
D) communicating results
  • 19. If you were measuring the mass of a fly, you should use
A) meters
B) kilograms
C) grams
D) liters
  • 20. If you wanted to know volume of water in a large+ bottle of soda, you would use
A) milliliters
B) liters
C) grams
D) kiloliters
  • 21. If you wanted to measure the distance from here to Salt Lake City, you would use
A) kilometers
B) meters
C) millimeters
D) centimeters
  • 22. This tool is used to measure volume (as we used in our science experiment with our ice cubes)
A) funnel
B) Styrofoam cup
C) graduated cylinder
D) spring scale
  • 23. In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs
A) asking questions
B) communicate results
C) analyze data
D) make a hypothesis
  • 24. The final part; a summary of reasonable inferences is a/an
A) hypothesis
B) controlled experiment
C) question
D) conclusion
  • 25. Which of the following is important when creating a graph in science?
A) all of these
B) neatness
C) titles
D) labels
  • 26. A scientist who wants to study the affects of fertilizer on plants sets up an experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg. of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg. of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the control group.
A) Plant A
B) Plant B
C) Plant C
D) All of them
  • 27. A scientific procedure/step that is used to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact is a/an
A) experiment
B) theory
C) law
D) hypothesis
  • 28. What step follows "forming a hypothesis" in the scientific method?
A) share your results
B) research
C) conduct and experiment
D) make a conclusion
  • 29. A series of steps followed to solve problems is
A) experimental guidelines
B) standard procedures
C) investigations
D) the scientific method
  • 30. The best graph to use if I want to compare the price of six different cars would be a
A) data table
B) line graph
C) bar graph
D) pie graph
  • 31. Why is it important to conduct scientific tests more than one time?
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