Scientific Method & Variables
Quiz by Aimee Shanahan-Belisle
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Measure skills
from any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
With a free account, teachers can
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
21 questions
Show answers
- Q1What is the definition of the scientific method?A process of hypothesizing that uses data tables and experiments to investigate any type of question about the physical universeA process of critical thinking that uses observations and experiments to investigate testable predictions about the physical universeA process of hypothesizing that uses observations and experiments to investigate guesses about the physical universeA process of critical thinking that uses data tables and experiments to investigate testable predictions about the physical universe30s
- Q2The steps of the Scientific Method are..Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Collect Data, ConclusionHypothesis, Question, Experiment, Collect Data, ConclusionHypothesis, Question, Collect Data, Experiment, ConclusionQuestion, Hypothesis, Collect Data, Experiment, Conclusion30s
- Q3What is a hypothesis?All of the possible answers to an experimentThe wrong answer to the experimentA prediction about the outcome of an experimentThe right answer to the experiment30s
- Q4What 2 words must be in a hypothesis?If, I thinkI think, becauseIf, thenI think, then30s
- Q5What is a variable?Any factor that can change in a scientific experimentAny factor that can be measured in a scientific experimentAny factor that stays the same in a scientific experimentAny factor that can be observed in a scientific experiment30s
- Q6What are quantitative observations?Observations made with an electronic scale onlyObservations that are made with the senses and can't be measuredAny type of observation that is made in an experimentObservations that can be measured and are made with science tools30s
- Q7What must a quantitative observation have?A number or a unitA unit onlyA number onlyA number and a unit30s
- Q8What is a qualitative observation?Observations that can be measured and are made with science toolsAny type of observation made in an experimentObservations made with the senses that can't be measuredObservations made with your sight only30s
- Q9What is the minimum number of trials that should be performed in an experiment?312430s
- Q10Whenever possible, what should be made with the data collected during an experiment?A graphA chartAnother questionA picture30s
- Q11Why are controls important to use in an experiment?To made a predictionTo do background researchTo ensure fair and accurate resultsTo create a graph of the data30s
- Q12What is the independent variable also known as?controlled variableresponding variabledata variablemanipulated variable30s
- Q13What is the dependent variable also known as?controlled variabledata variablemanipulated variableresponding variable30s
- Q14What is the independent variable?The factor that is intentionally changed by the investigatorThe factor that is measured or observedThe factors used in the conclusionThe factors that stay the same for all trials30s
- Q15What is the dependent variable?The factor that is measured or observed by the investigatorThe factors used in the conclusionThe factors that stay the same for all trialsThe factor that is intentionally changed by the investigator30s