The Scientific Method Steps Quiz- III
Assessment that reviews the steps of the scientific method
- 1.If you could change the name of a quiz or test what would you call it?
- 2.When the hypothesis has been established, one should:
- A.
Do nothing; this is the last step in the process.
- B.
Create an experiment to test the hypothesis.
- C.
Create a conclusion.
- 3.A __________________ is a possible answer to a problem based on prior knowledge and research.
- 4.The process containing a series of steps that is used by scientists to solve problems and answer questions is called:
- A.
The metric system
- B.
A theory
- C.
The scientific method
- D.
A law
- 5.In an experiment, scientist need a __________________ to get a "baseline" or a starting point for the test being done. It is also part of the experiment that is unchanged during the experiment process.
- 6.After the hypothesis has been tested and results are obtained, one should:
- A.
Throw away all of the materials from the experiment
- B.
Never set foot in a laboratory again
- C.
Repeat the experiment and communicate the results to other scientists
- 7.The information that is collected while the hypothesis is being tested is called:
- 8.If a scientist is not well informed on a particular topic, ______________ is required before a hypothesis can be correctly established.
- A.
Control
- B.
Dependent variable
- C.
Research
- D.
Independent variable
- E.
Data
- 9.An experiment has factors that can be changed. The _______________________ changes based on other factors in the experiment. The ______________________ has been changed in comparison to the control but the change remains constant for the duration of the experiement.
- A.
Independent variable, dependent variable
- B.
Control, variable
- C.
Dependent variable, independent variable
- 10.Which of the sentences below would be considered a hypothesis?
- A.
Are cells all the same size?
- B.
What causes trees to lose their leaves when the temperature falls below 50 degrees?
- C.
The shore line suffered extensive erosion as a result of a rough hurricane season.
- 11.Scientists conduct experiments and can often discover the hypothesis created is proven to be incorrect through the data that was gathered. What should a scientist do if this occurs?
- A.
Never use the scientific method again
- B.
Create a theory based on the results
- C.
Repeat the experiment; correct any mistakes
- D.
Repeat the experiment without making a hypothesis
- 12.Which of the following statements is NOT true of the weekly journal?
- A.
The journal must contain information about your life as it relates to something that occurred in science class.
- B.
The journal must contain a title and as much detail as possible.
- C.
The journal must contain a heading to be at least one page in length.
- D.
The journal must include entries that contain discussions of happenings in science class, name, date, period, a title, and a minimum of five sentences or until the end of the story is reached.
- 13.Students are required to complete ________________ journal entries per week but are encouraged to write more.
- A.
Five
- B.
Two
- C.
Ten
- D.
Seven
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