scientific method quiz

Step one of the scientific method we state the question or make a/an

• observation

• hypothesis

• data

• conclusion

What do we call information in science

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constants

• data

Data given with numbers

• qualitative

• quantitative

• observation

• hypothesis

Today is really warm is an example of

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

• conclusion

• variable

How do you test your hypothesis

• Research the data

• graph it

• run an experiment

• put it in a data table

The variable in the experiment that describes the results is the

• independent variable

• control

• constants

• dependent variable

A student wants to study how fertilizer affects fruit production. She has 10 apple trees that are all the same type, age and get the same amount of water. She adds fertilizer to 5 and nothing to the other 5. At the end of the month she finds that the apple trees with fertilizer have an average of 250 apples on them. The apple trees without fertilizer have an average of 110 apples.

What is her independent variable?

• apples

• fertilizer

• age of tree

• 1 month

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A student wants to study how fertilizer affects fruit production. She has 10 apple trees that are all the same type, age and get the same amount of water. She adds fertilizer to 5 and nothing to the other 5. At the end of the month she finds that the apple trees with fertilizer have an average of 250 apples on them. The apple trees without fertilizer have an average of 110 apples.

What is the dependent variable?

• number of apples

• amount of water

• age of tree

• fertilizer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A student wants to study how fertilizer affects fruit production. She has 10 apple trees that are all the same type, age and get the same amount of water. She adds fertilizer to 5 and nothing to the other 5. At the end of the month she finds that the apple trees with fertilizer have an average of 250 apples on them. The apple trees without fertilizer have an average of 110 apples.

The type of tree, age of tree and amount of water are the______

• hypothesis

• constants

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A student wants to study how fertilizer affects fruit production. She has 10 apple trees that are all the same type, age and get the same amount of water. She adds fertilizer to 5 and nothing to the other 5. At the end of the month she finds that the apple trees with fertilizer have an average of 250 apples on them. The apple trees without fertilizer have an average of 110 apples.

What would you label the Y axis?

• height of tree in cm

• average number of apples

• fertilizer

• number of apple trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4