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Science Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:
a)
guess
b)
change lab partners
c)
ask a teacher
d)
just sit quietly and do nothing
2.
What is a name for an educated guess?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Problem
d)
Prediction
3.
What is the name of the following tool?
a)
beaker
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
flask
d)
triple beam balance
4.
Name the tool pictured
a)
Pipette
b)
Eye dropper
c)
Tweezer
d)
Forceps
5.
What is used to protect your eyes from chemicals, broken glass, and fire?
a)
Fire blanket
b)
Eye wash
c)
Goggles
d)
Flask
6.
Name the tool pictured
a)
beaker
b)
erlenmeyer flask
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
test tube
7.
 An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions is called:
a)
theory
b)
experiment 
c)
observation
d)
hypothesis
8.
________ is the process of obtaining information by using the senses to gather information. 
a)
analyze
b)
inference
c)
observation
d)
hypothesis
9.
 The statement based on repeated experimental observations that describe how the universe works under certain conditions is known as:
a)
investigation
b)
scientific law
c)
observation
d)
scientific theory
10.
What is the first step of the scientific method?
a)
Hypothesize
b)
Ask Questions
c)
Test hypothesis
d)
Communicate results
11.
What step in the scientific method happens AFTER you analyze your test results?
a)
Further scientific inquiry
b)
Ask questions
c)
Hypothesize
d)
Draw conclusions
12.
What is the standard unit of measurement for length?
a)
Meters
b)
Liters
c)
Grams
d)
Miles
13.
How many centimeters  are in meter
a)
100 centimeters
b)
10 millimeters
c)
1,000 meters
d)
10 centimeters
14.
What is the standard unit for mass?
a)
meters
b)
grams
c)
pounds
d)
liters
15.
What is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space?
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
matter
d)
space
16.
Which is NOT an SI base unit?
a)
kilogram
b)
liter
c)
meter
d)
second
17.
Which tool would a scientist use to find the mass of a small steel rod?
a)
computer
b)
balance
c)
hot plate
d)
thermometer
18.
What is the metric measurement in millimeters?
a)
51 cm
b)
51mL
c)
51mm
d)
5.1 cm
19.
What tool would you use to measure water volume?
a)
Spring Scale
b)
Balance
c)
Ruler
d)
Graduated Cylinder
20.
What do the marks on this graduated cylinder represent?
a)
Liters
b)
Milliliters
c)
Gram
d)
Newtons
21.
What is volume?
a)
The amount of space something takes up
b)
The amount of matter something has
c)
The color of something
d)
The height of something
22.
When measuring with a graduated cylinder you measure from
a)
The top of the meniscus
b)
The bottom of the meniscus
23.
What is mass?
a)
the distance between two points
b)
the amount of matter (stuff) in an object
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
the distance between three points
24.
What is length?
a)
the amount of matter in an object
b)
the amount of space an object takes up
c)
the distance between two points
d)
the amount of stuff in an object
25.
Use the image below to measure the blocks.  Choose the correct answer.
a)
4.5 cm
b)
4.1 cm
c)
45 cm
d)
4   1/2 cn
26.
What is the method that uses water to measure the volume of an object called?
a)
displacement
b)
displaced
c)
discontent
27.
Meniscus
a)
The curve of the Earth as seen from space
b)
The curve in the upper surface of a liquid in a graduated cylinder.
c)
The curve in the bottom of a graduated cylinder.
d)
The curve of a bowling ball
28.
What is the length of the eraser?
a)
3 cm 
b)
2 cm 
c)
5 cm
d)
7 cm
29.
What is the volume of the fish?
a)
18.0 cm3
b)
6.0 cm
c)
38.0 cm3
30.
What would be the best METRIC unit to measure the mass of a cap eraser?
a)
Ounces (oz)
b)
Kilograms (kg)
c)
Grams (g)
d)
Tons (t)
31.
What would be the best measure for the volume of a cup of water?
a)
gram (g)
b)
milliliter (mL)
c)
Liter (L)
d)
kilometer (km)
32.
What INSTRUMENT is used to measure LENGTH in the metric system? 
a)
yard stick
b)
watch
c)
metric ruler
d)
thermometer
33.
At which point should your eyes be when you read a graduated cylinder? (Hint: see the letter next to the eye)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
34.
What is the name of this piece of science equipment?
a)
Graduated Cylinder
b)
Vial
c)
Glass Tube
d)
Test Tube
35.
What is the abbreviation for centimeter?
a)
c
b)
cm
c)
m
d)
km
36.
What does the abbreviation km stand for?
a)
kilo
b)
kilometer
c)
kilogram
d)
meter
37.
How much is in the cylinder?
a)
21.5ml
b)
22ml
c)
20ml
38.
How much is in the cylinder?
a)
6.5ml
b)
6.0ml
c)
6.6ml
39.
Which unit should be used to measure the mass of a pencil?
a)
kg--kilogram
b)
cm--centimeter
c)
g--gram
d)
mm--millimeter
40.
What step comes after you analyze results in the scientific method?
a)
Communicate results
b)
Draw conclusions
c)
Test hypothesis
d)
Make observations