PHYSICS REVIEW QUIZ - WEEK ONE - 2024

What is your name? (Please write both your first and last name.)

What school do you normally attend while not at Summer School?

Which of the following best describes the scientific method?

• A) A series of experimental steps
• B) A systematic approach to understanding the natural world
• C) A set of predetermined conclusions
• D) A method for proving theories.

Which of the following is the first step of the scientific method?

• A) Analyzing data
• B) Formulating a hypothesis
• C) Asking a question
• D) Making observations

A hypothesis is best defined as:

• A) A proven scientific theory
• B) An educated guess or prediction
• C) A qualitative observation
• D) A conclusion base upon experimental results

What is the importance of conducting an experiment?

• A) To support a hypothesis
• B) To gather qualitative data
• C) To check how two independent variables interact

• D) To establish if then relationships

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a well-designed experiment?

• A) Reproducibility
• B) A Control group
• C) Bias
• D) Data

What is the final step of the scientific method?

• A) Analyzing data
• B) Drawing conclusions
• C) Making observations
• D) Developing a hypothesis

Which of the following is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?

• A) Hypothesis, observation, experiment, conclusion
• B) Conclusion, hypothesis, observation, experiment
• C) Observation, experiment, hypothesis, conclusion
• D) Hypothesis, experiment, observation, conclusion

Which of the following best describes a controlled experiment?

• A) An experiment with multiple variables
• B) An experiment that cannot be repeated
• C) An experiment where all variables are kept constant except one
• D) An experiment conducted in a laboratory setting