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Middle School Scientific Method Review Quiz
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1
Why do we usually repeat experiments many times in Science before drawing a conclusion?
So we aren't biased
Scientists get more money that way!
Scientists are bored.
Every time we experiment, we get more information
2
What is the one thing that a hypothesis must be?
Testable
Changable
Correct
Predictable
3
In this step of the scientific method you design and carry out test, or trials.
Problem
Experiment
Hypothesis
Conclusion
4
Convert
3 cm
= ____________
m
300
.03
.3
30
5
Convert:
563 m
= __________
km
.563
563
21
5,630
6
Is this testable?
Why do paper airplanes fly?
No
Yes
7
How many variables does a good experiment test at a time?
one
three
two
8
Is this testable?
Will a squirrel go nuts if it's given jelly beans?
No
Yes
9
In an investigation, the factors that do
not
change are called the what?
independent variable
dependent variable
data
controls/constants
10
What is a
constant
in an experiment?
What is controlled
Anything that is unusual
Anything that remains the same
Anything that changes
11
What is the
independent variable
?
The average
What is measured in an experiment
What the scientist changes in an experiment
What remains the same in an experiment
12
Maria ran
26.2 km
on Saturday. How many
meters
did she run?
2.62
26.2m
26,200m
262m
13
Your best friend lives
1.5 km
away. How many
meters
is that?
1500m
15000m
0.15m
15m
14
What is the
last
step of the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Conclusion
Question
Share Results
15
Is this testable?
What will happen to the distance a paper airplane flies if the size changes?
No
Yes
16
Why is it important to have a control group when using the scientific method?
To keep everything the same
To have something "normal" to compare the results to
To get the best results
So you can control the results
17
Which one of these is
the largest
?
1 milimeter
1 centimeter
1 kilometer
18
What do scientists consider the backbone of all scientific investigations?
Hypothesis
Experiment
Data
Research
19
A possible solution to a scientific problem is a(n)...
law
conclusion
hypothesis
theory
20
What is the
dependent variable
in an experiment?
What is staying the same
What is being measured
What is being changed
21
What are the factors that change in an experiment called?
Observation
Variables
Outcome
Data
22
It is also called an educated guess and is written as an
if... then...
statement
Experiment
Question
Hypothesis
Problem
23
Is this testable?
Does the color of light affect the growth of plants?
No
Yes
