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Intro to Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists use _______ to represent natural systems because these systems are often too large, too small, or too complex to study. 
a)
systems
b)
models
c)
measurements
d)
balances
2.
________ can improve your reading comprehension because it allows you to review the main ideas and focus your attention as you read. 
a)
surveying
b)
reciting
c)
measuring
d)
none of the above
3.
Scientists are often open-minded to new ideas, but always remain ________, which means they are doubtful until they confirm the claim themselves. 
a)
unethical
b)
curious
c)
creative
d)
skeptical
4.
If you were to travel to the moon, your mass would ________, but your weight would __________. 
a)
decrease; increase
b)
remain the same; decrease
c)
remain the same; increase
d)
increase; decrease
5.
When you walk outside one morning, you observe that the ground is wet. You reason that it must have rained the night before. This reasoning is called ________.
a)
an observation
b)
an inference
c)
a prediction
d)
None of the above
6.
This student’s data is ____________. The accepted freezing point of water is 0˚C.
a)
precise
b)
accurate
c)
precise  & accurate
d)
neither
7.
Understanding how the eye works is part of science. We have used that knowledge to develop correctional lenses. These are an example of a(n) _______.
a)
technology
b)
science
c)
model
d)
system
8.
Microsoft paid for this advertisement. You may be skeptical of this ad because the organization that paid for the ad is _________.
a)
creative
b)
ethical
c)
curious
d)
biased
9.

The reason why scientists use the International System of Units (SI) is so all scientists are guaranteed to come up with the same measurements. RECORDING CODE: BONUS1

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What would be the best prediction for the value of Amia's car in 2017?

a)

$5,000

b)

$1,500

c)

$6, 525

d)

$0

11.

Liz wants to test the effectiveness of a baby formula on preventing a baby from crying. She puts one baby in a comfortable, warm room and gives them formula 1. She puts the other in a cold, dark room with formula 2. She concludes that formula 1 must work better because that baby stopped crying more often in her trials. This is an example of _________.

a)

experimental bias

b)

a controlled experiment

c)

cultural bias

d)

skepticism

12.

In the last question, which of the following was the independent variable?

a)

formula

b)

crying

c)

the baby

d)

the experimenter

13.
How much water is in the graduated cylinder?
a)
76 mL
b)
77 mL
c)
78 mL
d)
79 mL
14.

The inflation of a car's airbag would be an example of this system's:

a)

input

b)

process

c)

output

d)

feedback

15.
23.5 x 17.190 =
(use rule "f")
a)
403.965
b)
403.97
c)
404
d)
405