8th grade Science Final Exam Review

Observations that have to do with numbers or amounts

• Quantitative Observations

• Qualitative Observations

• Controlled Observations

Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.

• Quantitative Observations

• Qualitative Observations

• Controlled Observations

Using specific observations to make generalizations

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Qualitative Observations

An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated (changed) at a time.

• Uncontrolled experiment

• Controlled Experiment

What is the importance of being able to understand scientific principles?

• Scientific principles help you answer questions throughout your life

• Understanding scientific principles is not important

• No one understands scientific principles

• Only scientists need to understand scientific principles.

A measure of how much matter is in an object is called ?

• weight

• mass

• volume

• length

The measure of force of gravity on an object is called ?

• volume

• length

• weight

• mass

A measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume is called ?

• length

• weight

• density

• volume

The formula to calculate Density is ?

• Density=mass/volume

• Density=volume/mass

• Density=volume x mass

The amount of space matter takes up is called ?

• mass

• length

• weight

• volume