Science Quiz

A testable prediction that predicts a cause-and-effect relationship between variables is a(n) ____.

• A. analysis

• B. hypothesis

• C. observation

• D. inference

Where does the dependent variable go on a graph?

• A. X-axis

• B. Y-axis

• C. In the Title

• D. In the Key

A factor in an experiment that changes in response to the independent variable is the ____.

• A. constant

• B. control group

• C. independent variable

• D. dependent variable

If your lab partner’s clothes catch on fire, you should first __________.

• A. use a fire extinguisher

• B. panic

• C. do nothing. It will burn out eventually.

• D. tell the teacher

All of the following are steps in the scientific method EXCEPT

• A. observing and recording data.

• B. forming a hypothesis.

• C. developing a model.

• D. discarding data that doesn’t match the hypothesis.

A factor that does NOT change in an experiment is the .

• A. constant

• B. control group

• C. dependent variable

• D. independent variable

The “cause” of the experiment, what we are purposefully manipulating or changing is the _____

• A. constant

• B. control group

• C. dependent variable

• D. independent variable

Mrs. James wants to measure the volume of a liquid very precisely. What is the BEST lab equipment she could use to do this?

• beaker

• test tube

• graduated cylinder

• Erlenmeyer flask

What is the first thing you should always do before starting a lab?

• Read the lab instructions

• Start the experiment

• Gather all materials

• Clean the workspace

What does P.A.S.S. stand for? Hint: It refers to how to use a fire extinguisher.

• Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

• Push, Adjust, Spray, Stop

• Press, Align, Squirt, Spin

• Pump, Aim, Shoot, Sweep