Scientific Method Vocabulary Quiz

What is the variable that changes in an experiment?

• Control Variable

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Constant Variable

What is the factor being measured in an experiment?

• Constant Variable

• Control

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

What is an educated guess about the solution to a problem?

• Data

• Theory

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

What is the expected outcome of a future event?

• Science

• Prediction

• Experiment

• Inference

What is the study of the natural world using observations and experiments?

• Data

• Theory

• Conclusion

• Science

Match the following

• Hypothesis

• Step 2

• Experiment

• Step 4

• Question

• Step 3

• Analyze

• Step 5

• Data

• Step 1

Information and measurements collected during an experiment.

• controlled variable

• independent variable

• predictions

• data

A conclusion drawn from data and observations

• compass

• inference

• variable

• procedure