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Scientific Method, metrics, and spheres

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of observation is a description, such as "The flower is yellow?"
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
c)
inference
2.
What sphere of the Earth contains all of the fresh and salt water?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
3.
What type of observation uses numbers, such as "The pencil is 18 centimeters long"?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
4.
What sphere of the Earth is made of 78% Nitrogen?
a)
Lithosphere or Geosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
5.
Is the following an observation or inference:  "I smell smoke outside, so there must be a fire nearby."
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
6.

What two spheres are interacting in this picture?

a)

hydrosphere and lithosphere

b)

hydrosphere and biosphere

c)

lithosphere and biosphere

d)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

7.

What two spheres are interacting in this image?

a)

atmosphere and lithosphere

b)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere and biosphere

d)

lithosphere and hydrosphere

8.

This sphere contains all of the water on Earth

(a)  

9.

What is the name of this measuring tool?

a)

triple-beam balance

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

metric ruler

d)

beaker

10.

Identify the metric units

a)

inch

b)

meter

c)

centimeter

d)

gallon

e)

liter

11.

What is the term that means "what you think will happen in an experiment".

a)

observation

b)

inference

c)

hypothesis

d)

variable

12.

What are the two variables in an experiment that you change and measure?

a)

independent and dependent

b)

control and independent

c)

positive and negative

d)

changer and measurer