Scientific Inquiry TEST Review

Information you gather using your senses is called

• an opinion

• a question

• an observation

Which is the best way to identify a quantitative observation?

• Look for words, pictures, or diagrams

• Look for words such as see, hear, touch, smell or taste

• Look for numbers or words such as more than, fewer, or none

Which of these is a qualitative observation?

• The boy is 4 feet tall

• The bookbag is red and green

• Mrs. Montjoy has more students than Mrs. Watson

Which of these is NOT a scientific observation?

• All cats have 4 legs

• The boy weighs 35 pounds

• Pizza is better than hamburgers

Which tool would you use to make a qualitative observation?

• Microscope

• graduated cylinder

• pan balance

What would you use a hand lens for?

• to measure the distance

• the make objects look closer

• to make objects look bigger

Which tool would you use to make a measurement?

• hand lens

• telescope

• beaker

Which tool separates light into different colors of the rainbow?

• graduated cylinder

• telescope

• prism

Which statement is an inference?

• The fish is searching for food

• The fish is swimming in the water

• The fish is green

Which statement is an observation?

• The board is 6 feet long.

• The holes in the tree might have been made by a beaver.

• The holes in the leaf seem to have been made recently by an insect.