WorksheetsScientific Investigations
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name a tool used to determine the weight of an object.
a)
Balance
b)
Thermometer
c)
Graduated Cylinder
d)
Measuring Tape
2.
Name a tool that makes objects viewed through it appear larger.
a)
Graduated Cylinder
b)
Thermometer
c)
Hand lens
d)
Balance Scale
3.
Name a tool that makes objects viewed through it appear larger.
a)
Graduated Cylinder
b)
Thermometer
c)
Hand lens
d)
Balance Scale
4.
Name a tool that uses a combination of lenses to produce a greatly magnified image of an object too small to be seen in detail by the naked eye.
a)
Hand Lens
b)
Microscope
c)
Thermometer
d)
Graduated Cylinder
5.
Name a tool that uses a combination of lenses to make distant objects appear larger and nearer.
a)
Telescope
b)
Hand Lens
c)
Microscope
d)
Graduated Cylinder
6.
Name a tool to measure temperature.
a)
Hand Lens
b)
Microscope
c)
Thermometer
d)
Cylinder
7.
Name a glass tube with a hollow rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other, for drawing in a liquid and expelling it in drops.
a)
Magnifying glass
b)
Thermometer
c)
Dropper
8.
Name an instrument for determining weight, typically by the equilibrium of a bar with a fulcrum at the center, from each end of which is suspended a scale or pan, one holding an object of known weight, and the other holding the object to be weighed.
a)
Ruler
b)
Graduated Cylinder
c)
Balance Scale
9.
What is an educated guess attempting to answer a question?
a)
Procedure
b)
Question
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Conclusion
10.
What is the data obtained during an experiment called?
a)
Procedure
b)
Questions
c)
Conclusion
d)
Results
11.
What is an educated guess attempting to answer a question?
a)
Procedure
b)
Question
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Results
12.
What are the sequence of steps to be followed in an experiment?
a)
Procedures
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Conclusion
d)
Results
13.
What is the summarization of what happened in the experiment?
a)
Procedures
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Conclusion
d)
Results
14.
What is a good question that is simple and tests only one variable?
a)
Question
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Procedures
d)
Scientific question
15.
What is a constant variable which are kept the SAME during an experiment?
a)
Controlled Variable
b)
Manipulated Variable
16.
What is ALWAYS kept the SAME during an experiment?
a)
Controlled Variable
b)
Manipulated Variable
17.
What is a variable that is changed on purpose during an experiment?
a)
Controlled Variable
b)
Manipulated Variable
18.
You want to find out how light affects plant growth. Every day you measure the plant to see how much it has grown.
What is the only manipulated variable?
What is the only manipulated variable?
a)
The type of plants.
b)
The amount of light.
c)
The amount of water.
19.
Decide if the question listed is a "good" science question or a "poor" science question.
Do plants need sunlight to grow?
Do plants need sunlight to grow?
a)
Good science question.
b)
Poor science question.
20.
Decide if the question listed is a "good" science question or a "poor" science question.
How would different types of M&Ms react to different types of liquids?
How would different types of M&Ms react to different types of liquids?
a)
Good science question.
b)
Bad science question.
21.
Decide if the question listed is a "good" science question or a "poor" science question.
Which type of bread turns moldy first: store bought , bakery, or homemade bread?
Which type of bread turns moldy first: store bought , bakery, or homemade bread?
a)
Good science question.
b)
Bad science question.
22.
Decide if the question listed is a "good" science question or a "poor" science question.
Which brand of diaper holds the most water?
Which brand of diaper holds the most water?
a)
Good science question.
b)
Bad science question.
23.
Decide if the question listed is a "good" science question or a "poor" science question.
Will different brands of paper towels absorb different liquids at different rates?
Will different brands of paper towels absorb different liquids at different rates?
a)
Good science question.
b)
Bad science question.
24.
What should be used to measure the weight of a rock?
a)
thermometer
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
balance scale
25.
What should you use to measure the temperature?
a)
tape measure
b)
thermometer
c)
graduated cylinder
26.
What should you do in order to use a dropper?
Gently squeeze the bulb of the dropper and insert the tip of the dropper into the container or squeeze the bulb of the dropper once it is in the container?
Gently squeeze the bulb of the dropper and insert the tip of the dropper into the container or squeeze the bulb of the dropper once it is in the container?
a)
Gently squeeze the bulb of the dropper and insert the tip of the dropper into the container.
b)
Squeeze the bulb of the dropper once it is in the container.
27.
What should you do in order to read a graduated cylinder successfully?
a)
Pick the graduated cylinder up and look closely.
b)
You should read the graduated cylinder at eye level.
c)
Take the item out of the graduate and then measure.
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