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Introduction To Scientific Method Mini-quiz
Test Description: Students practice for their scientific method mini-quiz
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?
A
A law is agreed upon by all while a theory is agreed upon by most
B
a theory is agreed upon by all while a law is agreed upon by most.
C
A theory is agreed upon by all while a law is agreed upon by no one
D
A law is agreed upon by all while a theory is agreed upon by no one
2) How is a hypothesis different from a prediction?
A
A prediction answers a scientific question while a hypothesis does not.
B
A prediction is an educated guess of what will happen while a hypothesis is a description of how it will happen.
C
A hypothesis is an educated guess of what will happen, while a prediction is a description of how it will happen.
D
A hypothesis answers a scientific question while a prediction does not
3) What should a person do after stating their conclusion in a scientific experiment?
A
Include a control in the experiment so the results are valid
B
Apply the information to find new answers and search out new questions
C
They have nothing left to do, so their work is done
D
Redo their experiment until their conclusion and their hypothesis are the same.
4) What system of measurement is used by most of the world?
A
The Star Wars certified intergalactic system of measurement.
B
The system of measurements used by the government of the great continent of Antarctica
C
The American system
D
The metric system
5) Why is a control necessary in the design of an experiment?
A
To test the effect of more than one variable
B
to prove that the experiment is being done incorrectly
C
to decrease the chances of the hypothesis being correct.
D
to increase the chances of the hypothesis being correct.
6) What must happen for a scientist to have their work published?
A
they must discover a new scientific law
B
They must not have a control in their experiment
C
It must be peer reviewed by other scientists
D
their hypothesis must be proven correct by the conclusion
7) What are the two variables that must be included in any experiment in order for it to be considered valid?
A
the a variable and the z variable
B
dependent variable and manipulated variable
C
independent variable and manipulated variable
D
the x variable and the y variable
8) How is the manipulated variable different from the dependent variable?
A
The manipulated variable does not always have to be present for an experiment to be valid
B
The dependent variable does not always have to be present for an experiment to be valid
C
The dependent variable does not receive the experimental treatment
D
The manipulated variable does not receive the experimental treatment.
9) What should a student do if they find out their hypothesis is incorrect in an experiment?
A
Inform their teacher and prepare for the consequence of a bad grade for getting the hypothesis incorrect
B
Share the experiment with the data that proved their hypothesis incorrect.
C
Ask the teacher for more time so that the hypothesis can be proven correctly by the data collected.
D
Start all over and perform the experiment again until the hypothesis is proven correctly.
10) What do most science experiments lead to?
A
Incredible scientific discoveries that improve the quality of life for all human beings
B
answers that match the scientists' hypothesis and prediction
C
a dead end situation that is not worth the time to explore and experiment with further
D
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