2 WestPo Scientific Method

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• number of nose hairs

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

What are the five steps of the scientific method in order from first to fifth?

• research, problem, hypothesis, project, experimentation, conclusion
• research, conclusion, problem, project experimentation, hypothesis
• conclusion, research, problem, experimentation, hypothesis

What are the three kinds of variables that you need to identify in your experiments?

• independent, controlled, dependent
• independent, dependent, identical
• identical, controlled,s sample

In an experiment a variable known as the control is described as

• the variable that you purposely manipulate
• the variable that is being observed
• the variable that is not changed
• the variable that does not exist

The factors in an experiment that can be changed. 

• variables
• quantitative data
• hypothesis
• quantitative data

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

What is independent variable?

• the variable that you purposely manipulate
• the variable that is being observed
• the variable that is not changed.

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

What is the first step in completing the scientific method?

• project experimentation
• analysis
• conclusion
• research