Difficult

1. When a scientist shares her finding with other scientists, she is __________.

• A. Experimenting

• B. Making a hypothesis

• C. Analyzing data

• D. Communicating results

2. Anything that can change in an experiment is called_________.

• A. Variable

• B. Hypothesis

• C. Experiment

• D. Conclusion

3. What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales makes?

• A. Making a hypothesis

• B. Drawing conclusion

• C. Interpreting data

• D. Making observations

4. Which question would be the best high level scientific question?

• A. How many giraffes live in Africa?

• B. Who made the first microscope?

• C. How long ago did dinosaurs live on Earth?

• D. Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?

5. When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are :

• A. Asking questions

• B. Drawing conclusions

• C. Making observations

• D. Forming a hypothesis