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Scientific Method Quiz
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1
Which hypothesis is correctly stated using an if/then statement?
No, sugar will not make the flowers grow.
Adding sugar to water will make cut flowers last longer.
I think the sugar will make the flowers last longer.
If sugar is added to water, then flowers will last longer.
2
What should the conclusion of an experiment be based on?
What you think should have happened
Observations and data gathered during experimental testing
An educated guess
Your predicted outcome to the problem
3
What is the most important safety rule in the laboratory?
wash your hands
wear goggles
talk to your friend
follow teacher's directions
4
What is the control set-up?
The experiment run without the variable
The item being experimented on
The factor being tested
A logical explanation
5
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Record and analyze the data
Make observations
State the problem
Form a hypothesis
6
What safety rule is Beaker forgetting?
His lab coat isn't purple.
He is not wearing safety goggles.
He is frowning.
He doesn't have his hair in a braid.
7
What is a rule describing patterns in nature?
law
control
variable
scientific method
8
What is the variable in this experiment?
The grass with the nitrogen
The nitrogen
The soil
The grass
9
A well-accepted body of knowledge resulting from many experiments & observations is a
hypothesis
controlled experiment
theory
research plan
10
Does adding sugar to water make flowers last longer? The variable (or factor being tested) is
water
flower
beaker
sugar
11
If you tested cut flowers in water with and without sugar, which would be the
control
setup?
beaker, flower, water, sugar
beaker, flower, sugar
beaker, flower, no water
beaker, flower, water (no sugar)
12
What are scientific theories based on?
inconsistent evidence
someone's guesses or opinions
ideas that have been tested and shown to be true over time
an interesting observation from one experiment
13
What should a scientist do before making a conclusion?
Record and analyze the data
Form a hypothesis
Perform an experiment
Gather information
14
How does a scientist test her hypothesis?
Record and analyze the data
Perform an experiment
Gather information
Repeat the work
15
When heating chemicals in a test tube, what is something you should
NEVER
do?
Heat chemicals in an open container.
Point the test tube away from you and others.
Use a test-tube clamp.
Reach across the flame.
16
What is a possible hypothesis for this experiment?
If nitrogen is added, then the grass will grow faster.
If the grass is watered, then the grass will grow faster.
Nitrogen makes grass grow taller.
Nitrogen kills grass.
17
What is the last step to the scientific method?
Gather information
Repeat the work
Form a hypothesis
State a conclusion
18
What do we call the factor being tested in an experiment?
Variable
Data
Information
Control
19
Which group of plants is the control group?
Group B
Group A
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What problem is this scientist trying to solve?
Will the fertilizer solution make the plants grow taller?
The fertilizer solution caused the plant to grow taller.
Which fertilizer will make the plants grow taller?
How can we make the plant grow taller?
