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Scientific Method Test

Multiple choice:
1. Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method for investigating?
a. Observing
b. Collecting data
c. Experimenting
d. Biosphere
2. What is the best way to make scientific observations out of the following choices?
a. Using the five senses
b. Guessing on measurements
c. Not conducting an experiment
d. Not paying attention to what is happening
3. Which of the following facts explains the data correctly in the graph?

a. Team 3 scored the most points.


b. Team 1 scored the least points.
c. Team 4 scored the most points.
d. Team 2 scored the least points.
4. Looking at the pictures, what can be observed?

a. Butterflies do not like leaves or flowers.


b. Butterflies fly at different speeds.
c. Butterflies are created with multiple different colors and designs on their
wings.
d. Birds and butterflies do not get along.
5. Which of the following is an example of a hypothesis or testable question?
a. The water doubled in size.
b. I predict the water will evaporate into the air.
c. The flowers bloomed over 2 weeks.
d. The student’s are working on their tests.
6. What is an experiment?
a. Procedure created to test out a hypothesis
b. Looking at what is happened during a procedure
c. Making a graph to support what happened
d. Researching questions on how something works
7. According to the graph of data, what is a factual statement?

a. The least amount of people go to a sports event on a Friday night.


b. Most people go to the movies on a Monday night.
c. The least amount of people go bowling on a Monday night.
d. Most people go to a restaurant on a Friday Night.
8. What is evidence?
a. The different steps to an experiment.
b. What can be measured to prove a theory correct.
c. How an experiment is made.
d. Where an experiment takes place.
9. If a student says they prefer soccer over basketball, the student’s statement is a
____________.
a. Test
b. Measurement
c. Fact
d. Opinion
Fill in the Blank:
10. Students are observing the way that water can go from a liquid (water), solid
(ice), and gas (water vapor). When observing the stages, the students should use
the five ______________ to observe. They should _______________ their
observations to keep track of them.
11. A __________ __________ is the process of going about solving problems that
uses a set of steps to make sure your answer is accurate and based on evidence.
12. In science, a ________________ is the theory made that is then tested to see if
the prediction is correct or not.

Short Answer:
13. What is the data of an experiment?
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14. What is the next proper step after getting all of the data from an experiment?
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15.A scientist wants to know which certain medicine a person should take to make
them better when they have a fever. How can they set up an experiment to test
this?
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