- 1. What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?
A) drawing conclusions
B) making observations
C) interpreting data
D) making a hypothesis
- 2. Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?
A) It is an if/then statement
B) It is a prediction.
C) it should restate the question
D) It is testable
- 3. 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.
- 4. The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
A) conclusion
B) observation
C) inquiry
D) scientific method
- 5. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
A) experiment
B) observation
C) scientific method
D) hypothesis
- 6. In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the
A) controlled variable
B) experimental variable
C) independent variable
D) dependent variable
- 7. 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) independent variable
D) conclusion
- 8. A scientist hypothesises 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 rose petals
B) the temperature
C) the amount of rain
D) the height of the rose bushes
- 9. 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 amount of salt in the water
B) the temperature of the water
C) the water
D) the number of plants in the water
- 10. 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 number of plants in the water
B) the water
C) the temperature of the water
D) the amount of salt in the water
- 11. All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called
A) dependent variables
B) independent variables
C) controlled experiments
D) controlled variables
- 12. In science, an educated prediction is called a/an
A) question
B) observation
C) conclusion
D) hypothesis
- 13. When you summarise the data to communicate whether is supports the original hypothesis, you are
A) making observations
B) forming a hypothesis
C) asking questions
D) drawing conclusions
- 14. If you were measuring the mass of a fly, you should use
A) grams
B) meters
C) kilograms
D) liters
- 15. If you wanted to know volume of water in a large milk bottle, you would use
A) kiloliters
B) milliliters
C) grams
D) liters
- 16. If you wanted to measure the distance from here to Brisbane, you would use
A) kilometers
B) centimeters
C) millimeters
D) meters
- 17. This tool is used to measure volume (as we used in our science experiment with our ice cubes)
A) funnel
B) Styrofoam cup
C) spring scale
D) measuring cylinder
- 18. In which step of the scientific method do we want to use graphs
A) analyze data
B) asking questions
C) communicate results
D) make a hypothesis
- 19. Which of the following is important when creating a graph in science?
A) neatness
B) all of these
C) titles
D) labels
- 20. A scientific procedure/step that is used to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact is a/an
A) theory
B) law
C) hypothesis
D) experiment
- 21. A series of steps followed to solve problems is
A) experimental guidelines
B) the scientific method
C) investigations
D) standard procedures
- 22. Why is it important to conduct scientific tests more than one time?
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