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Scientific Investigation (VA SOL PS.1) Gr8 Science SOL Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You are heating a piece of glass and now want to pick it up. You should 
a)
pour cold water on it
b)
use tongs
c)
pick up the end that looks cooler
d)
use a rag or paper towels
2.
All chemicals in the lab are to be considered dangerous
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The amount of matter in an object is its ________________.
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
gram
d)
atom
4.
The basic metric unit for volume is the _.
a)
gram
b)
meter
c)
liter
5.
What would be the best unit of measurement to measure the length of a toothbrush?
a)
millimeters
b)
meters
c)
centimeters
d)
kilometers
6.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
8.5 mL 
b)
7.5 mL 
c)
8 mL 
d)
.1 mL
7.
What is the scale on this graduated cylinder?
a)
.1 mL per line
b)
.2 mL per line
c)
.5 mL per line
d)
1 mL per line
8.
What is the mass on the triple beam balance? 
a)
206.0
b)
260.0
c)
200.6
9.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
31° C
b)
35° C
c)
32° C
d)
39° C
10.
To go from kilograms to grams, move the decimal point to the__
a)
left
b)
right
11.
To go from milliliters to liters, move the decimal point to the__
a)
left
b)
right
12.
Water freezes at __ degrees Celsius
a)
0 degrees
b)
32 degress
c)
100 degrees
d)
212 degrees
13.
Convert 1.7 g to kg
a)
0.0017g
b)
17g
c)
170g
d)
0.17g
14.
convert 650 m to km
a)
6.5km
b)
0.65km
c)
65km
d)
0.065km
15.
Mr. Frankline filled a bucket with water to clean his floor.  Does his bucket probably have 9 L or 9 mL?
a)
9 L
b)
9 mL
16.
Which unit is the largest?
a)
centigram
b)
decigram
c)
milligram
d)
hectogram
17.
What does 105 = ?
a)
100,000
b)
10 x 5
c)
50
d)
500
18.

The prefix milli- stands for which value?

a)

103 (or 1,000)

b)

10-3 (or 0.001)

c)

10-1 (or 0.1)

d)

106 (or 1,000,000)

19.

The prefix for 10-2 is -

a)

milli

b)

hecto

c)

centi

d)

kilo

20.

Where should the student position himself to read the graduated cylinder properly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Juan wanted to know if different brands of tires would make his model car go faster. Juan correctly set up an experiment to test 4 different brands of tires on his model car. According to his data table, how many times did Juan test Brand C of tire?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

Juan wanted to know if different brands of tires would make his model car go faster. Juan correctly set up an experiment to test 4 different brands of tires on his model car. According to his data table, which brand appeared to result in the fastest time?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1, 
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
24.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
25.
Calculate the density of the cube.
a)
2 g/cm3
b)
4 g/cm3
c)
6 g/cm3
d)
8 g/cm3
26.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
27.
What is the density of water?
a)
0 g/ml
b)
1 g/ml
c)
10 g/ml
d)
100 g/ml
28.
Why do some substances float on water?
a)
they are warmer than water
b)
they are cooler than water
c)
they are more dense than water
d)
they are less dense than water
29.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
30.
How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?
a)
1.0001 x 104
b)
1.01 x 105
c)
1.001 x 103
d)
10.1 x 103
31.
Students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster. 
What was the Independent Variable?
a)
Amount of Candy
b)
Amount of Water
c)
Temperature of Water
d)
Time for Candy to Dissolve
32.
Students wanted to see if the type of material effected the temperature after being placed under a heat lamp for 10 minutes.  
What is the dependent variable for this investigation? 
a)
Type of material (rocks, sand etc)
b)
Temperature after 10 minutes
c)
Time under the lamp
d)
Heat lamp, amount of material
33.
1. Place 20 spinach leaves into the container
2. Put the carbon dioxide sensor in and close       the container 
3. Turn on the light and wait 20 minutes 
4. Check the carbon dioxide levels 
5. Repeat experiment with different amounts of time under the light 
What is the DV?
a)
Amount of Light
b)
Amount of Spinach
c)
Distance from the light 
d)
Amount of Carbon Dioxide
34.

To test the effects of roller coaster height on speed, what factor should you keep constant if my only tool is a stopwatch?

a)

Number of people on it

b)

Time of day

c)

Air temperature

d)

Time on the ride

35.
In the experiment shown, plant A received 50 mL of coke each day, plant B received 50 mL of juice, and plant C received 50 mL of water.  Every day for one week, plant growth was measured.  Which group served as the control group?
a)
Plant A
b)
Plant B
c)
Plant C
d)
There was no control group
36.

In the experiment shown, plant A received 50 mL of coke each day, plant B received 50 mL of juice, and plant C received 50 mL of water. Every day for 1 week, plant growth was measured. What are things that should be kept CONSTANT? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

a)

brand of coke, juice, and water used on the plants each day

b)

type of pots, soil, and lights

c)

type of plants used

d)

time of day watered and measured

e)

same liquid to water every plant group

37.

Candace conducted an experiment to see if her rose bushes would grow taller when watered with soda. She planted three rows of rose bushes and poured one can of soda on each plant daily. Each row received a different type of soda. Every Friday, she carefully measured and recorded the height of each plant. How could Candace improve her experiment?

a)

plant a different type of rose bush in each row

b)

pour different amounts of soda on each row

c)

add a row of rose bushes that receive water instead of soda

d)

put a row of rose bushes in the house

38.

Sara and Emma decided to keep track of the kinds of trash they collected on the beach. They made this bar graph with their data. What is plotted on the x-axis?

a)

amount of each kind of trash

b)

type of trash

39.

Which of the following hypotheses would be supported by the data in this experiment?

a)

If plants are grown in different temperatures, the warmer temperature will result in less plant growth.

b)

If plants are grown in different temperatures, the warmer temperature will result in more plant growth.

c)

If plants are watered with different substances, the water will result in less plant growth.

d)

If plants are watered with different substances, the water will result in more plant growth.

40.

What would be one way to improve this experiment?

a)

Grow different types of plants for each temperature.

b)

Grow the plants in different soil conditions in each group.

c)

Check the plants 10 times a day for growth.

d)

Add more test groups at a wider variety of temperatures.

41.

Which culture of bacteria had the most overall growth?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

42.

What kind of graphic is used to represent this data?

a)

scatterplot

b)

bar graph

c)

pie graph

d)

histogam

43.

A student wants to do an experiment about which substances will react with baking soda to form bubbles? What should this student research before conducting this experiment?

a)

physical changes

b)

acids and bases

c)

solubility

d)

thermal energy

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