Science Inquiry Review

Which tool could help you find the direction you are facing?

• prism

• ruler

• microscope

• compass

You notice the room is sounds quiet. Which term best describes this statement?

• an inference

• a quantitative observation

• a qualitative observation

• an opinion

The manipulated variable is always located where on a graph?

• on the x-axis

• on the y-axis

• as a picture in a pictograph

• as the first wedge in a circle graph

A controlled test of a prediction is

• an experiment

• a variable

• an observation

• a conclusion

In the morning you see a large puddle outside your house. It is sunny and bright during the day and you then notice that night that the puddle is almost gone.

Which of these is an inference you could make based on what you observed?

• The bright sun caused most of the water to evaporate.

• The puddle was much smaller in the afternoon.

• The puddle will be much bigger by the next morning.

• Animals came and drank most of the water in the puddle.

A scientist wants to make a bar graph of the data in the table. On the graph, she will draw one bar for each student. Which student's bar on the graph will be the shortest?

• Ashley's

• Matt's

• Kelly's

• Larry's

When using iron fillings during an experiment, what should you NOT do?

• touch your eyes

• wear gloves

• wear short sleeves

• drop the fillings to break them up

Which tool can measure the volume of liquid?

• graduated cylinder

• microscope

• thermometer

• compass

Which of the following is a quantitative observation

• The girl drives a blue car.

• The horn was loud.

• It too the student 2 hours to complete the test.

Some students set up an experiment to see how sunlight affects plant growth. The use two similar plants. The plants get the same amount of water each day, but the students put one plant in sunlight and and the other in shade. Which of these should be a controlled variable in the experiment?

• ages of the students

• amount of water given to the plant

• amount of sunlight

• plant growth