Scientific Method

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Data

• Conclusion

• No Horse Play

• Observe a problem

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer

• experiment

• problem

• safety check

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent

• Independent

• Control

• Compound

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Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment?

• Dependent

• Independent

• Control

• Following

You may only change one variable at a time. This is a ____ test.

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?

• the paper used

• the type of paper airplane

• the distance of each plane's flight

• how hard the plane is thrown

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 

• Type of fertilizer

• Size of sunflower

• type of sun flower

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A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data

• theory

• hypothesis

• fact

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The variable the is changed on purpose is..

• Constant

• Control

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as 

• Control

• Constant

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable