Chapter 1 Test

Sally was working on making a representation of a more complex system. She built a final prototype to test her ideas. What scientific skill was she using?

• classifying

• predicting

• making models

• observing

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a scientific observation?

• The tree has green leaves

• The dog is 150 pounds

• The baby has blue eyes

• The shirt is cute

A student measures the mass of a sample of ice to be 10 grams. What kind of observation is this?

• A qualitative observation

• A quantitative observation

• A personal observation

• None of the above

Which of the following is an example of a model?

• mathematical equation

• tool

• scientist

• observation

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Looking at the image, what scientific skill has this student been practicing?

• observing

• classifying

• predicting

• honesty

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Fill blank boxes with the right answer. A person who does ______ learns about and explores the natural world.

• science

• art

• music

• literature

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Which branch of science is best represented by this image?

• physics

• biology

• geology

• astrology

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The scientific attitude of having doubt is known as...

• skepticism

• curiosity

• boredom

• inferring

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What kind of observations help scientists make inferences?

• Qualitative observations

• Quantitative observations

• Both qualitative and quantitative

• None of these.

Which of the following is an inference about this image?

• The cow wants to taste the camera taking its picture.

• the cow is brown and white

• there is a yellow tag in the cow's ear

• there are several trees in the background!