Free Printable Q1 Test

1.

What step comes after "Research" in the scientific method?

a)

Observations

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Communicate Results

d)

Construct a Prototype

2.

Mr. Livingston wants to see if the amount of sugar in his students' lunches affects how tired they are in 6th period. Which is the INDEPENDENT variable?

a)

The amount of sugar in his students' lunches

b)

How tired they are in sixth period

c)

The amount of sleep they get the night before

d)

How hard they worked out in gym class

3.

Mr. Livingston wants to see if the amount of sugar in his students' lunches affects how tired they are in 6th period. Which is the DEPENDENT variable?

a)

The amount of sugar in his students' lunches

b)

How tired they are in sixth period

c)

The amount of sleep they get the night before

d)

How hard they worked out in gym class

4.

Mr. Livingston wants to see if the amount of sugar in his students' lunches affects how tired they are in 6th period. What would be good to use as a CONTROL variable?

a)

The amount of sugar in his students' lunches

b)

How tired they are in sixth period

c)

The amount of sleep they get the night before

d)

The natural variation in their level of hyperactivity

5.

An inference is...

a)

a proven fact

b)

an opinion about an event

c)

an explanation or interpretation of observations

d)

a dog named "Cat"

6.

Mrs. Wheeler wants to see if the texture of the floor affects how far she can slide in her socks. What is the INDEPENDENT variable?

a)

The distance she slides in her socks

b)

The type of socks she wears

c)

The texture of the floor

d)

Her ability to balance as she slides

7.

The seventh grade science teachers want to see if playing sound helps their students do well on worksheets. Mr. Livingston plays one note loudly over his speakers while his students work on a worksheet. Mrs. Wheeler plays one note quietly over her speakers while her students work on a worksheet. Mr. Ferris keeps his room silent while his students work on a worksheet. They compare and find Mr. Ferris's students had the highest scores on the worksheet.

What is the DEPENDENT variable in this experiment?

a)

The students' scores on the worksheet

b)

The sound level

c)

The worksheet

d)

The note

8.

The seventh grade science teachers want to see if playing sound helps their students do well on worksheets. Mr. Livingston plays one note loudly over his speakers while his students work on a worksheet. Mrs. Wheeler plays one note quietly over her speakers while her students work on a worksheet. Mr. Ferris keeps his room silent while his students work on a worksheet. They compare and find Mr. Ferris's students had the highest scores on the worksheet.

What is the INDEPENDENT variable in this experiment?

a)

The students' scores on the worksheet

b)

The sound level

c)

The worksheet

d)

The note

9.

The seventh grade science teachers want to see if playing sound helps their students do well on worksheets. Mr. Livingston plays one note loudly over his speakers while his students work on a worksheet. Mrs. Wheeler plays one note quietly over her speakers while her students work on a worksheet. Mr. Ferris keeps his room silent while his students work on a worksheet. They compare and find Mr. Ferris's students had the highest scores on the worksheet.

What would make a good CONTROL variable in this experiment?

a)

it should not be a full moon

b)

All students should work on the same worksheet

c)

The sound level should be different between the trials

d)

The teachers should have the same hair cut

10.

The seventh grade science teachers want to see if playing sound helps their students do well on worksheets. Mr. Livingston plays one note loudly over his speakers while his students work on a worksheet. Mrs. Wheeler plays one note quietly over her speakers while her students work on a worksheet. Mr. Ferris keeps his room silent while his students work on a worksheet. They compare and find Mr. Ferris's students had the highest scores on the worksheet.

What should be concluded from this experiment?

a)

Sound creates white noise and helps students do well on worksheets

b)

Silence makes Mr. Ferris a better teacher

c)

The seventh grade science teachers should play the operatic section of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen loudly over their speakers while their students complete worksheets

d)

The seventh grade science teachers should keep their rooms quiet rather than play sound if they want their students to score well on worksheets

11.

What are the steps of the scientific method in order?

a)

Problem, Observations,Experiment and Procedures, Collect data, Research, Hypothesis, Analyze results, Conclusion

b)

stop, drop and roll

c)

Problem, Observations, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment and Procedures, Collect data, Analyze results, Conclusion

d)

Identify a problem, Research and brainstorm solutions, Design solutions, Construct a prototype, Test and evaluate, Communicate results

12.

What are the steps of the design process in order?

a)

Problem, Observations,Experiment and Procedures, Collect data, Research, Hypothesis, Analyze results, Conclusion

b)

stop, drop and roll

c)

Problem, Observations, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment and Procedures, Collect data, Analyze results, Conclusion

d)

Identify a problem, Research and brainstorm solutions, Design solutions, Construct a prototype, Test and evaluate, Communicate results

13.

Which is a qualitative observation?

a)

My cat weighs 190 kilograms

b)

My cat is 122 centimeters tall

c)

My cat is species panthera leo (a lion)

d)

My cat is 3x heavier than me

14.

Which is a quantitative observation?

a)

My uncle snores in his sleep

b)

My uncle napped for 3 hours

c)

My uncle is wearing his brown sweatshirt

d)

My uncle is a big old silly head

15.

Whenever Mr. Ferris' students hear or read something, they respectfully question it to see if it is true. Mr. Ferris' students are ________________.

a)

Skeptical

b)

Biased

c)

Flatulent

d)

Caffeinated

16.

Mr. Livingston's students are playing Quizlet Live and one of the teams is named the "Camels". Mr. Livingston's favorite animal is the camel, so Mr. Livingston wanted them to win. Mr. Livingston is ________________.

a)

Skeptical

b)

Biased

c)

Horrified

d)

Theoretical

17.

Your friend, Dew Fuss, tells you he is not going to wash his hands because "germ theory is just a theory". You love your friend and clarify that he can trust a scientific theory because it is...

a)

An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.

b)

a guess that we don't have evidence of, but we are pretty sure is true

c)

An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from one or two observations and investigations.

d)

An explanation of observations or events that is based on smart people's opinions

18.

A scientific law is...

a)

a law that describes a pattern in nature that is likely true

b)

a law that describes a pattern in nature that is always true

c)

a rule in society that has to be followed or legal consequences will insue

d)

a vocal exercise from Mr. Zimmerman's choir class: "law law law law laaaaaaaaaaw law law law"

19.

Mrs. Wheeler wants to see if the texture of the floor affects how far she can slide in her socks. What is the DEPENDENT variable?

a)

The distance she slides in her socks

b)

The type of socks she wears

c)

The texture of the floor

d)

Her ability to balance as she slides

20.

Mrs. Wheeler wants to see if the texture of the floor affects how far she can slide in her socks. What detail should she keep the same to make sure this is a controlled experiment?

a)

The distance she slides in her socks

b)

The type of socks she wears

c)

The texture of the floor

d)

Her ability to balance as she slides

21.

Your friend, Sil Lee, wants to come up with a plan to disprove the scientific theory that all living things are made of cells. You say "HAH! Good Luck! The only way a to revise or replace a scientific theory is to...

a)

Get enough people to agree that it is wrong

b)

Confuse the public so that they no longer understand the theory

c)

Use the scientific method to find evidence that does not support the theory

d)

Get Mr. Ferris to wave a magic wand to make all cells disappear

22.

Mrs. Wheeler is trying to buy a new ramp for her BMX bike. She already has a one ramp that she uses all the time and she wants another just like it. She measures it out with her hands and tells the ramp-maker "I would like a ramp that is 30 hands long". Her ramp turned out too small! : ( Why dd this happen and how could she have gotten exactly what her wanted?

a)

The ramp-maker had smaller hands; she could have used her feet instead

b)

The ramp-maker had bigger hands; she could have used a standard system of measurement

c)

The ramp-maker had smaller hands; she could have used a standard system of measurement

d)

The ramp-maker had bigger hands; she could have used her feet instead

23.

Mr. Ferris is teaching Mr. Livingston how to make his delicious apple cider. He is going to write down the volume that his recipe makes using the metric system (SI units). His recipe makes:

a)

1 gallon

b)

2 liters

c)

2.5 quarts

d)

3 kilograms

24.

Mr. Livingston wants to find the mass of his cactus using the metric system (SI Units). His cactus is...

a)

250 grams

b)

45 lbs

c)

2 liters

d)

0.65 meters

25.

Find the average:

2, 4, 1, 4, 4

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

Mr. Livingston wants some feedback on his dart-throwing skills seen in this picture. You tell him he has...

a)

High Accuracy & High Precision

b)

High Accuracy & Low Precision

c)

Low Accuracy & High Precision

d)

Low Accuracy & Low Precision

27.

Mrs. Wheeler wants feedback on her dart-throwing skills (seen in the picture). You tell her she has...

a)

High Accuracy & High Precision

b)

High Accuracy & Low Precision

c)

Low Accuracy & High Precision

d)

Low Accuracy & Low Precision

28.

Your best friend, Beyonce, measures her microphone three times and gets:

11.2 cm, 11.3 cm, 11.1 cm

Her microphone is actually 10.5 cm long

Beyonce's measurements are...

a)

both accurate and precise

b)

accurate

c)

precise

d)

neither accurate nor precise

29.

Convert 4.55 km to m

a)

4,550 m

b)

4,550,000 m

c)

455 m

d)

0.00455 m

30.

Convert 5.88 ml to L

a)

0.00588 L

b)

588 L

c)

5,880 L

d)

0.0588 L

31.

Which is larger?

1.8 kg or 180 g

a)

1.8 kg

b)

180 g

c)

They are equal

32.

Convert 2.35 cm to m

a)

2.35 m

b)

235 m

c)

0.0235 m

d)

0.00235 m

33.

Convert 300 meters to centimeters:

a)

3000 cm

b)

0.3 cm

c)

30,000 cm

d)

3 cn

34.

Is 4,000 mg greater than, less than, or equal to 4 g?

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

35.

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴in standard form?

a)

437,560,000

b)

0.00043756

c)

43,756

d)

4,3756

36.

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

a)

50 x 10⁵

b)

5 x 10^- ⁴

c)

5 x 10^{- 3}

d)

.5 x 10³

37.

The first number in scientific notation has to be ...

a)

between 0 and 10

b)

higher than 12

c)

between 1 and 10

d)

lower than 6

38.

The second number in scientific notation has to be...

a)

a negative/opposite number

b)

and exponent with base 4

c)

an exponent with base 10

d)

a positive number

39.

Convert 120 mg to cg

a)

1,200

b)

20

c)

12

d)

120,000

40.

Convert 247 m to cm AND mm

a)

300 cm and 3 mm

b)

240 cm and 7 mm

c)

200 cm and 3 mm

d)

50 cm and 5 mm

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