Qualities of A Good Scientist Quiz R

What are two common characteristics of scientists?

• Curiosity and patience

• Laziness and impatience

• Creativity and forgetfulness

• Optimism and pessimism

Why is it important to have a strong foundation in science and math classes?

• To become famous

• To get a good start toward science careers

• To avoid doing experiments

• To memorize random facts

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What motivates scientists like Abigail, Mia, and Sully to start new experiments?

• Their curiosity and inquisitiveness

• Their fear of failure

• Their dislike of experiments

• Their need for approval

Why is it important to be patient during science experiments?

• It helps avoid experiments.

• It allows repeating experiments to verify results.

• It makes work faster.

• It helps memorize facts.

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How do scientists use their memory to make new discoveries?

• To forget failed experiments

• To connect facts and ideas from different experiments

• To avoid asking questions

• To remember only successful experiments

Why is it important for scientists to stay open-minded?

• It helps them force results into a preformed opinion.

• It allows them to accept whatever outcome their work has.

• It makes them ignore other people's solutions.

• It encourages them to shade experiments.

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How do Ava, Aria, and Emma use creativity in science experiments?

• By asking why something happens and devising experiments to answer the question.

• By copying others' experiments.

• By avoiding new ideas.

• By refusing to try new methods.

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Why is it important for scientists to stay optimistic when experiments fail?

• To keep performing experiments even if most of them fail

• To avoid doing experiments

• To ignore failed experiments

• To memorize facts quickly

What do Evan, Ava, and Samuel usually remember as scientists?

• Only successful experiments

• Facts and hypotheses from several fields and experiments

• Only failed experiments

• Random stories

What quality helps someone keep going in a long experiment, even with setbacks?

• Tenacity and determination

• Laziness

• Impatience

• Carelessness

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