Scientific Method--VA Science SOL 4.1

Question 1 of 16

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What is a variable that the scientist changes?

Select one of the following:

Independent variable
Dependent Variable

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

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The process we use to predict and form a hypothesis, to conduct an experiment, to observe, measure and collect data, and to form conclusions is called ___.

Select one of the following:

Scientific Method
Quantitative Data

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

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A ___ is a question or statement of what we think will happen in an experiment.

Select one of the following:

Variable
Hypothesis

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

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A variable that changes as a result of the manipulated variable is ___.

Select one of the following:

Constant
Dependent Variable

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

1

A variable is:

Select one of the following:

What is being tests, something that is able to change
a fair test of a hypothesis

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

1

Which data can be counted or measured?

Select one of the following:

Quantitative
Qualitative

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

1

Which is NOT an example of Qualitative Data?

Select one of the following:

Length
Color

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

1

We use our sense to collect this kind of data.

Select one of the following:

Observations
Quantitative Data

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

1

Which aspect of an experiment does a scientist NOT change?

Select one of the following:

Constant
Variable

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

1

Length, Mass, Volume, Temperature and Time are used to collect what kind of data?

Select one of the following:

Qualitative
Quantitative

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

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Mass is ___.

Select one of the following:

How much matter is in an object, its weight
How much space an object takes up

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

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Cole whats to know if his dog prefers cat food or dog food. He puts out two bowls of food in the morning, one with cat food and one with dog food. He then observes which bowl the dog eats first and draws a conclusion. The dog's choice of food is the _____.

Select one of the following:

Independent variable
Dependent variable

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

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Cole's mom wants to know if it is faster to thaw chicken in the microwave or in a sink full of cool water. Which kind of quantitative data will she need to collect in order to draw a conclusion?

Select one of the following:

Time it takes for the chicken to thaw?
The weight of the chicken

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

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In an experiment, what is a constant?

Select one of the following:

Something that is not allowed to change
Something that changes

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

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	Created by Cindy Martin about 10 years ago

A quiz about the scientific method, based on 4th grade Virginia science SOLs

Scientific Method--VA Science SOL 4.1

Scientific Method--VA Science SOL 4.1

Question 1 of 16

What is a variable that the scientist changes?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

The process we use to predict and form a hypothesis, to conduct an experiment, to observe, measure and collect data, and to form conclusions is called ___.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

A ___ is a question or statement of what we think will happen in an experiment.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

A variable that changes as a result of the manipulated variable is ___.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

A variable is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 16

Which data can be counted or measured?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 16

Which is NOT an example of Qualitative Data?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

We use our sense to collect this kind of data.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

Which aspect of an experiment does a scientist NOT change?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 16

Length, Mass, Volume, Temperature and Time are used to collect what kind of data?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 16

Mass is ___.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

Cole whats to know if his dog prefers cat food or dog food. He puts out two bowls of food in the morning, one with cat food and one with dog food. He then observes which bowl the dog eats first and draws a conclusion. The dog's choice of food is the _____.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

Cole's mom wants to know if it is faster to thaw chicken in the microwave or in a sink full of cool water. Which kind of quantitative data will she need to collect in order to draw a conclusion?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

In an experiment, what is a constant?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

A _____ is what we think will happen based on past experiences and observations.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

Which term describes the knowledge we learn from conducting an experiment?

Select one of the following:

Explanation