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WorksheetsScience Inquiry SOL 5.1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Something that is changed or tested in an experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
2.
Observations that are made using only the senses and that describe properties.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
3.
Observations that use numbers or measurements.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
4.
Which is a quantitative observation?
a)
The car took 6 seconds to roll across the desk.
b)
The car is red.
c)
The birds made their nests in apple trees.
d)
The colder the air, the slower mold will grow on fruit.
5.
This is how much matter an object takes up.
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
thermometer
6.
This measures temperature.
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
thermometer
c)
pan balance
d)
matter
7.
Which tool would you use to measure volume?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
pan balance
c)
meter tape
d)
stopwatch
8.
Which of the following is changed during an experiment?
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
9.
You are about to conduct a science investigation. What should you do first?
a)
clean up your desk
b)
set up the experiment
c)
write in your science notebook
d)
listen to directions
10.
What is this?
a)
Balance
b)
Triple beam balance
c)
Mass
d)
Graduated cylinder
11.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A theory
b)
An educated guess based on information that uses the words "if" and "then"
c)
What is changed in an experiment
d)
The first step in the Scientific Process
12.
What is the dependent variable in the following testable question:
How does changing the color of the can affect how hot it will get in the sun?
How does changing the color of the can affect how hot it will get in the sun?
a)
How hot it will get in the sun
b)
The color of the can
13.
In the following experiment, which of the choices below should be kept constant?
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
a)
Color of ball
b)
Throwing order
c)
Throwing spot
14.
What is a dependent variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
15.
What is a constant variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
16.
What is an independent variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
17.
The first step in the scientific method is to
a)
Write a testable question
b)
Make a hypothesis
c)
Go as someone for help
d)
Write the results
18.
Which step of the scientific method tells what happened and includes the averages of data collected in the experiment?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Experiment
d)
Results
19.
What tool would you use to measure Ms. Jones' foot?
a)
a ruler
b)
a meter stick
c)
a graduated cylinder
d)
a stopwatch
20.
Which is a hypothesis?
a)
Five earthworm died when the soil became too dry.
b)
Earthworms have a mucous-covered outer surface.
c)
Heavy rains caused earthworms to move above ground.
d)
What will happen if an earthworm is cut in half?
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