Scientific Method Unit Test-2016

1. What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?

A) making observations
B) interpreting data
C) drawing conclusions
D) making a hypothesis

2. What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?

A) Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, communicate results.
B) Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate results.
C) Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, communicate results.
D) Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, communicate results.

3. Which question would be the best high level thinking scientific question?

A) How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
B) How many giraffes live in Africa?
C) Who made the first microscope?
D) Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?

4. Which of the following is NOT a rule when writing a hypothesis?

A) it should restate the question
B) It is a prediction.
C) It is an if/then statement
D) It is testable

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) a theory
C) a dependent variable
D) an independent variable

6. Which of the following hypothesis is written correctly?

A) If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen.
B) If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
C) Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
D) If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.

7. The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an

A) scientific method
B) conclusion
C) inquiry
D) observation

8. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions

A) hypothesis
B) observation
C) scientific method
D) experiment

9. In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the

A) controlled variable
B) independent variable
C) dependent variable
D) experimental variable

10. In an experiment, the factor that we measure (the one responding to our independent variable) is called the

A) controlled variable
B) conclusion
C) dependent variable
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 height of the rose bushes
B) the amount of rain
C) the rose petals
D) the temperature

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 temperature
C) the height of the rose bushes
D) the amount of rain

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 amount of salt in the water
C) the temperature of the water
D) the number of plants 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 number of plants in the water
B) the amount of salt in the water
C) the temperature of the water
D) the water

15. All the things in an experiment that must be the same to make it fair are called

A) dependent variables
B) controlled experiments
C) independent variables
D) constants

16. In science, an educated guess is called a/an

A) question
B) observation
C) conclusion
D) hypothesis

17. When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are

A) drawing conclusions
B) asking questions
C) making observations
D) forming a hypothesis

18. When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is

A) experimenting
B) communicating results
C) analyzing data
D) making a hypothesis

19. If you were measuring the mass of a fly, you should use

A) meters
B) liters
C) grams
D) kilograms

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) millimeters
B) meters
C) centimeters
D) kilometers

22. This tool is used to measure volume (as we used in our science experiment with our ice cubes)

A) spring scale
B) graduated cylinder
C) funnel
D) Styrofoam cup

23. 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

24. The final part; a summary of reasonable inferences is a/an

A) question
B) conclusion
C) controlled experiment
D) hypothesis

25. Which of the following is important when creating a graph in science?

A) titles
B) labels
C) neatness
D) all of these

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) All of them
C) Plant B
D) Plant C

27. A scientific procedure/step that is used to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact is a/an

A) law
B) experiment
C) hypothesis
D) theory

28. What step follows "forming a hypothesis" in the scientific method?

A) conduct and experiment
B) make a conclusion
C) share your results
D) research

29. A series of steps followed to solve problems is

A) standard procedures
B) investigations
C) the scientific method
D) experimental guidelines

30. The best graph to use if I want to compare the price of six different cars would be a

A) line graph
B) data table
C) pie graph
D) bar graph

31. Why is it important to conduct scientific tests more than one time?

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