Nature of Science Test Review

In science, we gather information by using our senses. For example, you may record the color of different rocks. What is this process called?

• making predictions

• forming conclusions

• creating models

• making observations

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A scientist repeats an experiment and gets a different result. What should the scientist do next?

• ignore the results

• change the results

• repeat the experiment

• change the experiment

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If you want to measure matter, which tool would you use?

• pan scale

• graduated cylinder

• hand lens

• flask

Which is not true of models?

• models can help us understand how something works

• models can be two dimensional or three dimensional

• models are like experiments because you are testing a variable

• models can help us understand when things are too big or too small to observe

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Why do scientists use graphs to display data?

• to communicate results of an investigation

• to decorate a science fair board

• to plan an investigation

• to form an hypothesis

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Which of the following ideas is most difficult to test?

• how many times a dog jumps when he sees his owner

• how far you can stand on one leg without falling over

• how much fun students are having at the beach

• how long a surfer can stay on their surf board

Which tool would be best used for measuring displaced water?

• balance scale

• graduated cylinder

• spring scale

• ruler

Which of the following is NOT considered a scientific observation?

• eight legs

• hairy tentacles

• black eyes

• ugly skin

Three types of investigations are.....

• experiments, models, and labs

• repeated observations, experiments, and models

• models, experiments, and predictions

• conclusions, models, and labs

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A spring scale measures....

• gravity

• inches

• force

• pounds