Scientific Methods Quiz

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• hypothesis

• 
  background research

• question/observation

• 
  conclusion

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Another word for prediction or educated guess is:

• Data

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the 3 things every hypothesis must have?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• Prediction
• Testable
• Cause and Effect
• Facts
• The right answer

Is this a testable hypothesis (all 3 things):

If we travel to another galaxy, then we will find life.

• Yes

• No

The information you record in an experiment is called your...

• data

• notebook

• conclusion

• theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What does the independent variable do in an experiment?

• Is the one factor that is changed from group to group

• Is the factor that stays the same in each experimental group

• Is the part of the experiment you do by yourself

• The data collected to share with other scientists

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What does the dependent variable measure in experiments?

• data

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• theory

A controlled experiment tests...

• 1 factor at a time

• 2 factors at a time

• how well you can behave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2