Methods of Science

If you are measuring a line with a ruler that has centimeters as the smallest marked unit, telling the length of a line that doesn't fall exactly on a centimeter marking leads to measurement certainty.

• false

• true

The statement, "The air temperature is 35 degrees" is an opinion.

• true

• false

There is a pond behind Terry's house. He decides to see how the water temperature changes depending on the depth of the water. Which is the dependent variable?

• temperature

• depth

• both temperature and depth

• neither temperature or depth

What does the prefix deka- mean

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 1/10

Which of the following is a scientific law?

• Plate tectonics explains the movement of Earth's crust.

• If you drop an object, it will fall to Earth.

• Earth is the center of the solar system.

• The Sun is the center of the solar system.

A scientific theory is ___.

• the same a fact

• a rule describing a pattern in nature

• accepted as fact until it is proved wrong

• an untested idea

The ___ is used to measure temperature.

• anemometer

• barometer

• hygrometer

• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following is a way to test a hypothesis?

• design and perform an experiment

• collect data and record your observations

• create a model

• all of the above

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Which statement is true?

• Science is only important to scientists.

• People use science in their everyday lives.

• Science is very interesting, but not very useful.

• Scientists always agree on everything.

How long is a millisecond?

• 1/10 of a second

• 1/1000 of a second

• 10 seconds

• 1,000,000 seconds