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