Name: __________________
Class:
Date: _____________
Lesson Assessment: Design and Conduct Experiments
1. What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative observations?
a) Qualitative observations use numbers to describe things, and quantitative observations use adjectives to
describe things.
b) Qualitative observations use hypotheses to describe things, and quantitative observations use tables to
describe things.
c) Qualitative observations use adjectives to describe things, and quantitative observations use numbers to
describe things.
d) Qualitative observations use tables to describe things, and quantitative observations use hypotheses to
describe things.
2. A graphing calculator ALONE could be used to _____.
a) analyze the data from an experiment
b) report the results of an experiment
c) prove the hypothesis of an experiment
d) collect data during an experiment
3. Noise pollution can cause harm to human ears if it is too loud. Loud sounds can damage hearing in humans
and animals. If you wanted to do an experiment to find out whether the noise level increased throughout
your class period, what would be an appropriate dependent variable?
a) noise level
b) number of people
c) hearing damage
d) amount of time
4. A hypothesis is _____.
a) a question that has no reasonable answers
b) an explanation that can be tested
c) a statement that can be proved
d) a question that can be answered with research
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Name: __________________
Class:
Date: _____________
Lesson Assessment: Design and Conduct Experiments
5. A scientist tries to find out more information about physical features of dinosaurs by collecting large
amounts of data from bones and fossils. What skill would be LEAST helpful in conducting this type of
study?
a) measuring objects
b) controlling variables
c) observing records
d) classifying categories
6. Based on certain ocean tidal patterns, a certain population of birds migrates every three days to the beach. A
population of crabs migrates to the same beach every five days. What would be the most helpful way to
organize and extrapolate information from this data?
a) Create a diagram.
b) Make a model.
c) Make a pie chart.
d) Create a table.
7. If the human population were to continue growing at a constant rate, what would a graph of population
versus time look like?
a) It would be a negative parabolic curve.
b) It would be a straight diagonal line with positive slope.
c) It would be a positive parabolic curve.
d) It would be a straight diagonal line with negative slope.
8. Why is experiment replicability important to the design of the experiment?
a) It permits the comparison of results with future tests.
b) It ensures that the results will support the hypothesis.
c) It allows for a variety of results in the experiment.
d) It eliminates experimental error within the collected data.
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Name: __________________
Class:
Date: _____________
Lesson Assessment: Design and Conduct Experiments
9. What is the first step in conducting an experiment about how a particular species evolved?
a) Ask questions.
b) Analyze data.
c) Make observations.
d) Form a hypothesis.
10. What happens if the results of an experiment do not support the hypothesis?
a) The experiment is invalid.
b) The hypothesis should be rejected.
c) The results should be altered.
d) The results should be disregarded.
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ANSWER KEY
1.. c
2.. a
3.. a
4.. b
5.. b
6.. d
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7.. b
8.. a
9.. a
10.. b