- 1. This part of the scientific method is a question.
A) results
B) conclusions
C) the problem
D) a hypothesis
- 2. In this part of the scientific method, results are discussed and you talk about accepting or rejecting your hypothesis.
A) results
B) problem
C) hypothesis
D) conclusions
- 3. In this part of the SM, materials and methods are explained.
A) the hypothesis
B) the experiment
C) conclusions
D) results
- 4. This part of the experiment tells you step by step what to do.
A) materials
B) hypothesis
C) problem
D) methods
- 5. You use this part of the SM to create your hypothesis. It involves using your 5 senses.
A) problem
B) results
C) hypothesis
D) observations
- 6. This part of the SM is a prediction, a statment and uses the words IF and THEN.
A) observations
B) hypothesis
C) problem
D) results
- 7. This part of the SM is usually made of tables and graphs.
A) experiment
B) problem
C) results
D) conclusions
- 8. This group in an experiment is untreated. It is used as a baseline for comparison. If you were trying to determine whether or not fertilizer made plants grow taller, it would be a group of pots without fertilizer=untreated.
A) independent
B) control
C) epxerimental
D) problem
- 9. The independent variable is...
A) one that you measure at the end of the experiment
B) one that you have control over and is determined before the experiment starts
C) a group that is treated
D) the variable that depends on the independent variable
- 10. In order for an experiment to be believable, it must be _____________. This means that you are doing an experiment that tests your hypothesis and answers the problem.
A) consistent
B) valid
C) theory
D) independent
- 11. Which part of the SM? Will fertilzer increase the number of tomatoes a plant produces?
A) conclusion
B) observation
C) hypothesis
D) problem
- 12. Which part of the SM? If I add the recommended amout of fertilizer, then my tomato plants will produce a lot of tomatoes.
A) results
B) conclusion
C) hypothesis
D) problem
- 13. Which part of the SM? Plants giving fertilizer produce more tomatoes. I can accept my hypothesis.
A) conclusion
B) problem
C) results
D) hypothesis
- 14. In an experiment where a farm was looking at the affect of fertilizer on tomato growth, what would be the independent variable?
A) water
B) number of tomatoes
C) soil
D) fertilizer
- 15. In an experiment where a farm was looking at the affect of fertilizer on tomato growth, what would be the control group?
A) soil
B) plants with fertilizer
C) plants with no fertilizer
D) water
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