Scientific Method Vocabulary 6th Grade Question Preview (ID: 52750)


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Something that can change or influence the results of an experiment. The variable that you are testing.
a) Controlled variable
b) Dependent variable
c) Independent variable
d) Hypothesis

The variable that might be affected as a result of the change made in the investigation. This is the variable that you will measure.
a) Dependent variable
b) Controlled variable
c) Theory
d) Experiment

The variables that could affect the outcome of the experiment, so you have to make sure that these stay the same each time you do the experiment.
a) Hypothesis
b) Independent variable
c) Dependent variable
d) Controlled variables

Step by step method used to solve a problem or answer a question.
a) Hypothesis
b) Scientific Method
c) Observe
d) Experiment

A test or trial performed in order to discover something
a) Experiment
b) Hypothsis
c) Theory
d) Observe

An educated guess as to the outcome of an experiment
a) Theory
b) Hypothesis
c) Observe
d) Independent variable

To notice something using one or more of your five senses
a) Hypothesis
b) Theory
c) Observe
d) Experiment

It was once a hypothesis that has been tested with repeated experiments and observations and found always to work
a) Theory
b) Dependent variable
c) Controlled variable
d) Hypothesis

Students of different ages were given the same puzzle to assemble. The puzzle assembly time was measured. What is the independent variable?
a) The time it took the kids to solve the puzzle
b) The age of the students
c) The puzzle
d) The calculators

A student wanted to find out if the amount of water given to a plant would affect the plant's growth. What is the dependent variable?
a) The amount of sunlight
b) The type of plant
c) The amount of water given to the plant
d) The height of the plant

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