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Scientific Method Quiz

Name: _____________________________________________________ Period: ____ Date: __________


Instructions: Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number. Set A

____ 1. Weather and climate are different from each because of the amount of ____.
A. precipitation B. time

____2. The difference between weather and climate is ______.


A. Weather is a short period of time description of the atmosphere while climate is long period
of time description of the atmosphere.
B. Climate is a short period of time description of the atmosphere while weather is long period
of time description of the atmosphere.

____3. How does the tilt of the Earths axis affect the seasons? Think!
A. Earths tilt is deflecting the harmful rays of radiation emitted by the sun
B. The amount of direct solar energy reaching the surface of Earth is changed by the earths tilt.

____4. Which occurs as a result of Earth rotating on its axis? Think!


A. volcanic eruption C. deep ocean currents
B. seasonal changes D. day and night and Coriolis effect

____ 5. Earth has seasons because ____________________.


A. it is tilted on its axis and it revolves around the barycenter of the Sun.
B. it is shaped almost like a sphere and it rotates on its axis.

_____6. Question
A. The purpose of the experiment. B. Variable that nothing was done to.

_____7. Hypothesis
A. Step by step plan of an experiment B. Educated guess that can be tested

_____8. Procedure
A. Step by step plan of the experiment B. The purpose of the experiment

_____9. Independent variable


A. Variable that is change on purpose B. Variable that is the result of what happened

_____10. Dependent Variable


A. Variable that is change on purpose B. Variable that is the result of what happened

_____11. Control variable


A. Variable that is change on purpose B. Variable that nothing was done to.

_____12. Inference
A. Information organized for analysis B. proposal to explain an observation

______13. A conclusion is based on the ___________.


A. data acquired from the experiment B. based on the investigative question
______14. A hypothesis is important because ___________.
A. it gives you the direction on how to proceed in your experiment.
B. it allows you find the answer to the investigative question without experimenting.

Use the following choices to answer item 15-21

A. beaker D. graduated cylinder G. weighing scale


B. density E. directly proportional H. Lower meniscus
C. inversely proportional F. water displacement

____15. The relationship between mass and density.


____16. The relationship between volume and density.
____ 17. Mass/volume
____18. used to measure volume (mL.) and as a container for heating liquids.
____19. used for measuring volume ( mL.) of liquids.
____20. used to measure mass in grams and ounces.
____ 21. When using a graduated cylinder to measure the volume of liquids you should read from the _.

Read the selection below to answer item 15-28

Lauren wants to know which location in her apartment is best for growing African violets. She has three
African violets. She puts one on the balcony, one by the kitchen window, and one on the mantel in the
living room. Each plant has the same size, pot, soil, and Lauren gives each plant the same amount of
water.

____22. Which one is the independent variable (IV)?


A. location of plants B. how the plants grow

____23. The independent variable (IV) changes the dependent variable (DV).
A. True B. False

____24. Which one is the dependent variable (DV)?


A. location of plants B. how the plants grow

____25. This variable MUST be measurable.


A. independent Variable (IV) B. dependent Variable (DV) C. controlled Variable

____26. The changes that occur in an experiment that are directly caused by the
experimenter are called ___________.
A. independent Variables B. dependent Variables C. controlled Variable

____ 27. Which of the following is the more appropriate hypothesis for the experiment?
A. If I water the African violets twice as much then they will grow faster.
B. If I exposed the African violets to the Sun then they will grow faster.

____ 28.The experiment on African violets was conducted to ___.


A. prove or disprove the hypothesis
B. identify other research ideas.

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