Integrated Science Prep quiz

Which of the following BEST describes the term technology?

• The application of science to make new things

• The application of the ideas of and materials of science to develop new things to solve a practical problem

• Technologists design and create new things for a particular purpose

• All of the above

Which of the following BEST defines the word science?

• The study of chemicals

• The study of living things only

• The study of living and non-living things

• The study of non-living things only

Who is a scientist?

• Someone who does extensive research to find out about things.

• Someone who designs and creates new things

• Someone who builds tunnels and road ways

• Someone who designs and create new machines

What is the name of the Jamaican scientist who did research on cattle breeding?

• Professor Manley West

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Robert Einstein

• Thomas P Lecky

What is the first rule of the science laboratory especially for new students?

• No eating in the lab

• Keep work area clean and tidy at all times

• Report all accidents to the teacher immediately

• Do not enter the laboratory without the teacher's permission

How should you smell chemicals in the science lab?

• hold the chemical up to your nose and inhale

• hold the chemical away from your nose and fan it towards your nose

• hold the chemical up to your nose and fan it in

• throw the chemical up in the air and smell

Select all the safety colors.

• Green - which means it is safe

• Yellow means to be cautious

• Red means danger or not safe

• Blue means an action to be done

What is weather?

• The average weather of a place over many years

• The prevailing condition of a region over a period of 30 years or more

• The day to day condition of the atmosphere

• The long term condition of place

What is climate

• The average weather of a region or place over many years usually 30 years.

• The daily condition of the atmosphere

• The short term condition in a place

• Whether the place is sunny or rainy

What can we do to reduce or prevent global warming? Click all that apply!

• Burn our garbage every day

• Keep the light on even when we are not using it

• Recycle our garbage instead of burning

• Ride bicycle instead of driving the car