Matter and Scientific Method Quiz

Read the directions carefully and do your best. Do not leave any blank!

Goal: 80% or higher on all exams!

A.  Arrange each part of the scientific method in the correct order. (5 points)

Words / Arrange in the correct order:
Analyze the Results
Test the Hypothesis
Draw Conclusions
Form a hypothesis
Ask a question / 1.______
2.______
3.______
4.______
5.______

B.  Match each step with its correct definition.

1.____Test the hypothesis
2.____Analyze the results
3.____Scientific Method
4.____Ask a question
5.____Draw Conclusions
6.____Form a hypothesis / A. steps scientists use to answer questions/problems from their observations.
B. Prediction/guess to the question.
C. Purpose based on observation made.
D. Decide results of the experiments support hypothesis.
E. Design an experiment that shows your prediction is true/false.
F. Organize data and try to understand it from experiment.

C.  Read each part and circle the correct answer.

1.  Circle the sentence that represents a hypothesis:___

a.  Ms. Nguyen is buff, so she can eat plenty of sharks.

b.  If Ms. Nguyen is buff, then she can lift 40lbs.

c.  Ms. Nguyen is weak, so she can take the weights and throw it away.

d.  If Ms. Nguyen is buff, then she can fly off the mountains and survive.

2.  Circle the sentence that represents an observation:___

a.  The color red is better than green.

b.  Ms. Nguyen was working on a lab with her students.

c.  The principal gave an announcement.

d.  The students saw the pen hanging upside down in the magic bottle.

D.  Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Homer Simpson loves to garden and wants to grow lots of pink flowers for his pal Moe. He

bought a special Flower Power fertilizer to see if it will help plants produce more flowers. He

plants two plants of the same size in separate containers with the same amount of potting soil.

He places one plant in a sunny window and waters it every day with fertilized water. He places

the other plant on a shelf in a closet and waters it with plain water every other day. The one without sun dies while the one with sun grew.

(1)  What were Homer’s procedures in this experiment?

(2)  What were Homer’s results?

(3)  What could Homer do to improve this experiment to test if the Flower Power fertilizer really worked?