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WorksheetsUnit 1: The Nature of Science Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which statement best describes science?
a)
a collection of knowledge about Earth
b)
a list of facts that all scientists agree are true
c)
a complete explanation of everything that happens
d)
a study of natural events and conditions
2.
Which of the following is always considered a part of a scientific investigation?
a)
observations about the natural world
b)
a science labratory
c)
a written report
d)
your opinions
3.
What are two ways scientists show creativity?
a)
experimenting and practicing
b)
guessing and planning
c)
designing experiments and explaining results
d)
making up data and planning theories
4.
What are two ways of evaluating if an investigation is valid?
a)
hypothesis and replication
b)
peer review and empirical evidence
c)
replication and peer review
d)
empirical evidence and hypothesis
5.
Empirical evidence includes observations, personal experiences, and measurements.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
Science is the study of what scientists think is important.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
When using the internet, what type of site would be considered reliable?
a)
a government site
b)
a blog
c)
an editorial
d)
a company website
8.
What is one key characteristic of a good scientific investigation?
a)
it is done by a scientist
b)
it's replicable
c)
it includes a graph
d)
it includes an opinion
9.
What is one tool that a scientist may use to organize data?
a)
a variable
b)
a beaker
c)
a graduated cylinder
d)
a graph
10.
Factors that remain the same in an experiment to make it fair are called the
a)
controlled variables
b)
independent variables
c)
dependent variables
d)
tested variables
11.
The information you gather while conducting an experiment is called the
a)
data
b)
hypothesis
c)
conclusion
d)
graph
12.
A _____________________________________ determines what will be tested in a scientific experiment.
a)
dependent variable
b)
hypothesis
c)
independent variable
d)
controlled variable
13.
The _____________________________________is the one thing you change in an experiment.
a)
controlled variable
b)
independent variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
hypothesis
14.
What is being measured in an experiment is called the _____________________variable.
a)
independent
b)
dependent
c)
tested
d)
uncontrolled
15.
Anyone who asks scientific questions and seeks answers is a __________________________________.
a)
hypothesist
b)
scientist
c)
observationist
d)
supernaturalist
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