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Middle School Scientific Method Review Quiz
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What is the
independent variable
?
What remains the same in an experiment
What is measured in an experiment
The average
What the scientist changes in an experiment
2
Is this testable?
What will happen to the distance a paper airplane flies if the size changes?
No
Yes
3
Is this testable?
Does the color of light affect the growth of plants?
Yes
No
4
What do scientists consider the backbone of all scientific investigations?
Data
Research
Hypothesis
Experiment
5
What is the one thing that a hypothesis must be?
Changable
Correct
Testable
Predictable
6
In this step of the scientific method you design and carry out test, or trials.
Problem
Conclusion
Experiment
Hypothesis
7
In a scientific investigation, what are the two
testable
factors?
Control and Conclusion
Independent variable & Dependent variable
Codependent variables
Qualitative & Quantitative
8
It is also called an educated guess and is written as an
if... then...
statement
Problem
Experiment
Question
Hypothesis
9
In an investigation, the factors that do
not
change are called the what?
dependent variable
data
control
independent variable
10
What is the
dependent variable
in an experiment?
What is being measured
What is staying the same
What is being changed
11
Why is it important to have a control group when using the scientific method?
To have something "normal" to compare the results to
So you can control the results
To get the best results
To keep everything the same
12
Why do we usually repeat experiments many times in Science before drawing a conclusion?
Scientists are bored.
Every time we experiment, we get more information
Scientists get more money that way!
So we aren't biased
13
What is a
constant
in an experiment?
Anything that remains the same
Anything that changes
Anything that is unusual
What is controlled
14
What are the factors in an experiment called?
Observation
Outcome
Variables
Data
15
How many independent variables are in an experiment?
two
three
one
16
Is this testable?
Why do paper airplanes fly?
Yes
No
17
Is this testable?
Will a squirrel go nuts if it's given jelly beans?
No
Yes
18
In the graph below what is the
Independent Variable
?
Distance
Time
19
A possible solution to a scientific problem is a(n)...
hypothesis
theory
conclusion
law
20
Which
axis
is the
independent variable
found on?
Y
X
21
In the graph below what would be the
Dependent Variable
?
Growth
Daily Amount of Water
22
What is the
last
step of the scientific method?
Conclusion
Question
Hypothesis
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