QUIZ:

Scientific
Methods

1. The scientific method was

developed to help scientists
organize the process of solving
problems.

a.True
b.False

2. Which of these is not a step

of the scientific method?
a. Hypothesis
b. Experiment

Conclusion
d. Plagiary
c.

3. Which of these words is NOT

associated with the scientific method

a. Disorganized
b. Organized
c. Data
d. Control

4. A hypothesis is...
A random thought
b. An answer
c. An educated guess
d. An experiment
a.

5. Which of these would be

called results?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Counting fruit flies

Number of fruit flies
Seeing fruit flies on an
apple
Wondering Why fruit flies
are on apples

6. What do you do to test a

hypothesis?

Guess
b. Create a spreadsheet
with data
c. Publish a specific data
d. Design an experiment
a.

7. A control group is used as a comparison to

the group where things (variables) are
changing.

a. True
b. False

8. An independent variable is a
factor that changes because of
procedures conducted on the
dependent variable.

a. True
b. False

9. Experiments are usually

conducted one time and by one
team to speed up the scientific
process.

True
b. False
a.

10. Experiments often test

multiple variables.

a. True
b. False

Answer
s

1. The scientific method was

developed to help scientists organize
the process of solving problems.

a.
True
The scientific method is an objective step-by-step
way of studying the world. When scientists have a
question about the world around them, they use
these methods to explain and answer that question.
The scientific method can also be used to confirm
or find problems with the statements of another
scientist or person. The entire process requires
observable and quantifiable evidence and data.

2. Which of these is not a step

of the scientific method?

d. Plagiary
There are about six basic steps in the scientific
method of solving problems. You have to start
with a problem or question and then develop a
hypothesis that offers an answer to the question.
You then develop and perform an experiment and
record your results. You finish with an analysis of
your results and develop a conclusion that would
(hopefully) answer the original question

3. Which of these words is NOT

associated with the scientific method
a.Disorganized
The scientific method creates an organized
framework that helps scientists (and everyone)
solve problems. As you complete an experiment
that tests a variable and has controls in place, you
record data and results. When your experiment is
over, you analyze the data to see if your
hypothesis was correct. From there, you can go on
to develop new hypotheses and experiments.

4. A hypothesis is...
c. An educated guess
A hypothesis is an educated
guess that offers a possible
answer
to
a
problem.
An
experiment must be developed to
prove the accuracy of the
hypothesis

5. Which of these would be

called results?
b. Number of fruit flies
The number of fruit flies is the only
choice that provides data and results.
Counting fruit flies is a part of your
procedures. Seeing fruit flies on an apple
might inspire you to wonder why fruit flies
are on apples. The choices represent
hypothesis, experiment, observation, and
results.

6. What do you do to test a

hypothesis?

d. Design an experiment
The first step to test a hypothesis is to
design an experiment that tests one variable.
Experiments work with variables (changing
factors) and controls (unchanging factors).
You will often use a spreadsheet to organize
your observed data. If you have an original
experiment with useful results, you might go
on to publish your paper for other scientists

7. A control group is used as a comparison to

the group where things (variables) are
changing.
a.True

The control group of an experiment is a group that

is not experimented on. Only one factor is changed
for the experimental group. All of the other factors
are the same for both groups. For example, if you
wanted to see what happened when you increase
UV radiation on plants, you would have a control
group that did not have any different UV levels.
They would be used as a baseline or static group
in the experiment.

8. An independent variable is a factor that

changes because of procedures conducted
on the dependent variable.

b. False
The opposite is true. A dependent variable is
a factor that changes because of procedures
conducted on the independent variable. If
you were exposing plants to UV light, the
independent variable is the exposure to UV
light or not. The dependent variable is the
death rate or growth rate of the plants

9. Experiments are usually conducted

one time and by one team to speed
up the scientific process.

a.True
Experiments are performed dozens and
hundreds to times before a scientific
statement is accepted as a truth. The
experiment would be performed using the
same procedures. To prove the original
hypothesis, the other testing teams must be
able to generate the same results using the
same procedures.

10. Experiments often test

multiple variables.
b. False
Experiments test for one independent variable.
There can be multiple dependent variables that
change during the procedures. You can have an
experiment that tests different levels of UV light
exposure on plants. That is the only variable you
will test. All other factors need to remain the
same so that when you look at your results you
can say that exposure to UV light led to these
specific results.