Unit 1: Science

1. 1. Which of these is the best definition of a "branch" in science?

• a part of a tree

• a type of scientific equipment

• a specific area within a larger subject

• a special place where scientists work

1. 2. Where would a scientist most likely conduct an experiment with chemicals?

• a lab

• a library

• a conference room

• a big building

1. 3. What does it mean to "improve" a scientific method?

• to make the method faster

• to make the method more effective

• to change the method

• to delete the method

1. 4. If you "study" something in science, what are you doing?

• observing it carefully

• reading it faster

• displaying it in a lab

• writing a report about it

1. 5. Which of the following best describes what it means to "discover" something?

• To learn about something that already existed but was not known before

• To create something completely new

• To find something and then keep it a secret

• To examine something multiple times