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Middle School Scientific Method Review Quiz
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What is the
last
step of the scientific method?
Conclusion
Hypothesis
Problem or Question
Collect Data
2
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
3
What happens if your hypothesis is incorrect?
Give up.
Keep the same hypothesis.
Create a new hypothesis
4
It is also called an educated guess and is written as an
if... then...
statement
Hypothesis
Problem
Question
Experiment
5
What is the one thing that a hypothesis must be?
Testable
Predictable
Correct
Changable
6
Why do we usually repeat experiments many times in Science before drawing a conclusion?
Every time we experiment, we get more information
So we aren't biased
Scientists are bored.
Scientists get more money that way!
7
Is this testable?
What will happen to the distance a paper airplane flies if the size changes?
Yes
No
8
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
So you can control the results
To get the best results
9
What is a
constant
in an experiment?
Anything that is unusual
Anything that changes
What is controlled
Anything that remains the same
10
In an investigation, the factors that do
not
change are called the what?
variables
control variables
dependent variable
independent variable
11
What are the factors in an experiment called?
Inferences
Variables
Observation
Data
12
How many independent variables are in an experiment?
two
three
one
13
In a scientific investigation, what are the two
testable
factors?
Qualitative & Quantitative
Control and Conclusion
Independent variable & Dependent variable
Codependent variables
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What is the
dependent variable
in an experiment?
What is staying the same
What is being measured
What is being changed
