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Science Inquiry

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Hunter makes an observation during the class science investigation. He writes, “The substance reached a temperature of 100° C.” What type of observation has Hunter made?
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Inference
d)
Classification
2.
If your teacher asked you to make qualitative observations about the class’s pet hamster, which group of words might be used?
a)
A  mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, age of 16 months
b)
A  mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, cute
c)
A  long hair, white and brown colored, soft
d)
A  temperature, length, weight
3.
Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?
a)
A  Quantitative uses numbers, qualitative uses the senses.
b)
A  Quantitative uses the senses, qualitative uses numbers.
c)
A  Quantitative uses measurement, qualitative uses numbers.
d)
A  Quantitative uses colors, qualitative uses the senses.
4.
What is this?
a)
Balance
b)
Triple beam balance
c)
Mass
d)
Graduated cylinder
5.
What is this?
a)
goggles
b)
eye dropper
c)
visor
d)
beaker
6.
What is this?
a)
flask
b)
beaker
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
cup
7.
What is this?
a)
Microscope
b)
Scope
c)
Magnifying glass
d)
glasses
8.
What is this?
a)
Flask
b)
beaker
c)
cup
d)
Milliliters
9.
What is a nonliving part of the environment called?
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
10.
An abiotic factor in the picture would be
a)
Frog
b)
Fish
c)
Sun
d)
Snail
11.
A living or once living part of the environment is called
a)
Biotic factor
b)
Abiotic factor
12.
Which of the following is a biotic factor in the picture?
a)
Frog
b)
Sun
c)
Water
d)
Air
13.
The temperature outside is 77 degrees. 
Qualitative (QL) or Quantitative(QN) observation?
a)
QL
b)
QN
14.
What is a safe important science lab rule ?
a)
Never have goggles on with a strange liquid.
b)
Never wear a apperon.
c)
Never wear gloves.
d)
Always tell a teacher if you need something.
15.
What is a not safe science lab rule?
a)
Always wear a appron.
b)
Never wear goggles.
c)
Always wear goggles.
d)
Always wear gloves.
16.
Observation meaning 
a)
when you vation something
b)
when you measure something 
c)
when you observe something
17.
What kind of observation do you make when you observe something using the five senses?
a)
qualitative
b)
quanitative
c)
both
18.
educated guess
a)
measure
b)
estimate
c)
hypothesis
19.
What is a prediction?
a)
The action of predicting something.
b)
Educated guess
20.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system