ICAS Science 6 2019
Name _____________________________________________________
________1. What skill is a scientist
using when she listens to the sounds
that whales makes.
A. making a hypothesis
B. drawing conclusions
C. interpreting data
D. making observations
Identifying Variables
(Worksheet 2)
________ 2. What is the correct order of the
steps in the scientific method?
A. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test
hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results,
and communicate results.
B. Ask a question, analyze results, make a
hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw
conclusions, and communicate results.
C. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis,
analyze the results, ask a question, draw
conclusions, and communicate results.
D. Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the
hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions,
and communicate results.
________3. Which question would be the best
high level scientific question?
A. Does the amount of salt in water affect the
temperature at which it boils?
B. Who made the first microscope?
C. How many giraffes live in Africa?
D. How long ago did dinosaurs live on the
Earth?
________4. Which of the following is NOT a rule
when writing a hypothesis?
A. it is a prediction.
B.it is an if/then statement
C. it is testable
D.it should restate the question
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________5. What do you call an experiment
that tests only one factor at a time by using a
comparison of a control group and an
experimental group?
A. a theory
B. a dependent variable
C. a controlled experiment
D.an independent variable
________6. Which of the following hypotheses
is written correctly?
A. If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce
as high.
B. Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
C. If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
D. If a tennis ball is frozen, it won't bounce as
high as one that is not frozen.
________7. What do you call the process of
obtaining information by using the senses?
A. scientific method
B. conclusion
C. observation
D. inquiry
________8. What do you call a series of steps
designed to help you solve problems and
answer questions?
A. scientific method
B. hypothesis
C. observation
D. experiment
________9. In an experiment, which variable is
changed?
A. independent variable
B. experimental variable
C. controlled variable
D. dependent variable
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