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Hypothesis Quiz

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10 questions

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Hypothesis and Theory Quiz

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Question 1

1.

What is a characteristic of a scientific question?

Answer untestable question

Has an experiment

Leads to a hypothesis

Requires no research

Question 2

2.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a scientific question?

 Does the speed of a car affect the sound it makes?  

 Does the angle of a volleyball player affect the chances of the ball going over the net

 Does the light from the sun affect human growth? 

 Does the natural world affect human morality? 

Question 3

3.

What does a scientific question lead to?

 An experiment 

 A hypothesis 

 A conclusion 

 An opinion 

Question 4

4.

Which of the following words are not required for a hypothesis?

If

Cause

Then

Because

Question 5

5.

When is a hypothesis used?

 When something cannot be tested 

 When there are no observations 

 When something in the natural world is observed 

 Whenever you feel like it

Question 6

6.

Which of the following is a good example of a hypothesis?

 If a person can swim 30 meters in a pool, then they are really good at swimming because they swam 30 meters.  

 If a person can swim 30 meters in a pool, then that person is considered athletic because a coach told me so.

 If a person swims 30 meters in a pool, then that person has burned 10 calories, because that is how much energy is required. 

 If a person swims 30 meters in a pool, then they are really athletic.  

Question 7

7.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a theory?

 Testable hypothesis 

 Little data 

 Supported by scientists doing same test 

 Has an experiment to test

Question 8

8.

Which of the following is a good example of a theory?

 The Cell Theory
Cells come from other cells (Virchow)
Cells are in all living things (Schleiden and Swann)
Cells are the building blocks of life (Schleiden and Swann)

 Spontaneous Generation
All living things come from nonliving things (Artistotle)

 Mrs. CoffmanTheory
Mrs. Coffman is crazy (student 1)
Mrs. Coffman likes science (student 2)
Mrs. Coffman causes other teachers to love science (student 3)

If I can ride a bike then I am a professional bike rider because I can go really fast. 

Question 9

9.

Which of the following statements are true about scientific theories?

 Theories are 100% true 

 Theories cannot be disproved once a theory 

 Theories are always being retested by other scientists 

 Theories are laws  

Question 10

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Theories require lots of...

 Time and People 

 Data and Opinions 

 Tests and Hypothesis 

 Creativity and Power 