The Scientific Method And Experiments Quiz
6 Questions
| Total Attempts: 1582
A breif quiz testing students knowledge of the scientific method and the basic components of an experiment.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which of the following is NOT a part of the scientific method?
- A.
Hypothesis
- B.
Observation
- C.
Guessing
- D.
Conclusion/Data Analysis
- E.
Experiment
- 2.What is the purpose of carrying out an experiment?
- A.
To test your hypothesis.
- B.
To learn more about the world around you.
- C.
To prove you're smarter than your friends.
- D.
A and B
- E.
A, B, and C
- 3.What is experimental control?
- A.
A variable in the experiment.
- B.
Controlling one of the variables in the experiment to compare with the results of the noncontrolled group.
- C.
Similar to a hypothesis.
- D.
The variable that is manipulated for the experiment.
- 4.The variable is what changes when the variable changes (seprate answers by a space or comma).
- 5.The variable changes are directly caused by the experimenter.
- 6.Design a simple experiment in which you identify your hypothesis, control, dependent and independent variables, and what you expect your conclusion to be.
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