Scientific Method Practice Review

Question 1

Sofía is writing in her journal all the observations about the plants.

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Data

Question 2

When you make an observation you are using:

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all of your senses

Question 3

This is the question that you are trying to answer:

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Problem

Question 4

Research is

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to gather information

Question 5

Hyphothesis is:

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a prediction or an educated guess

Question 6

Why did the raspberries not grow well this year?

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Question or Problem

Question 7

The last step in the scientific method is:

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Conclusion

Question 8

We have ______ steps in the Scientific Method

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7

Question 9

If and then are "key words" for this step:

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Hypothesis

Question 10

An experiment is a:

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test

Question 11

Scientists do not share their investigations or findings to others.

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FALSE

Question 12

A variable is the one thing that changes in an experiment.

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TRUE

Question 13

When you research you need to:

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ask an expert, read books and magazines

Question 14

A scientist is a person who asks questions about the natural world.

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TRUE

Question 15

To conduct an experiment you need first a hypothesis.

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TRUE

Question 16

Infer is to draw a conclusion about something you observe.

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TRUE

Question 17

What you learned in the experiment is the:

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Conclusion

Question 18

A table or a graph are part of the:

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Data

Questions 18