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WorksheetsUNIT 1 (Safety, Scientific Method & Metric System) Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Students were investigating some properties of rocks. They wanted to compare the volumes of the rocks.
Which tool should the students use to accurately measure the volume of each rock?
a)
b)
c)
d)
2.
Juan wanted to see if different 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. He recorded his data in the data table.
How many times did Juan conduct the experiment using Brand C tires?
How many times did Juan conduct the experiment using Brand C tires?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
3.
Which variable do "I" change intentionally?
a)
Independent variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Constant
4.
What is happening to the temperature in New York City?
a)
It is remaining about the same.
b)
It is mostly decreasing.
c)
It is mostly increasing.
d)
There is a pattern of increasing and decreasing.
5.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. The fact that we kept the light, plant, and water the same in each experiment are examples of ____________.
a)
an dependent variable
b)
an independent variable
c)
a control
d)
constants
6.
What axis is the independent variable used on?
a)
Y axis
b)
quadrant 1
c)
quadrant 2
d)
X axis
7.
A student is conducting an investigation to determine the effect of temperature on the amount of sugar that dissolves in a beaker of water. Identify the components of trial one for this investigation. What would go in the part without the X in it?
a)
Constants
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Dependent Variable
d)
Control
8.
A testable answer to a scientific question
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
9.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
10.
What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?
a)
control
b)
constant
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
11.
Students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster.
What was the Independent Variable?
What was the Independent Variable?
a)
Amount of Candy
b)
Amount of Water
c)
Temperature of Water
d)
Time for Candy to Dissolve
12.
If plants receive more water, the number of leaves will increase.
This is an example of
This is an example of
a)
Testable Question
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Variables
d)
None of the above
13.
In this graph, what is the independent variable?
a)
Population
b)
Day
c)
Species 5
14.
In this graph, what is the dependent variable?
a)
Walla Walla Island
b)
Time
c)
Number of Deer
15.
Convert 8 kilometers to meters
a)
800 m
b)
80,000 m
c)
8,000 m
d)
.008 m
16.
Convert 300 meters to centimeters:
a)
3000 cm
b)
0.3 cm
c)
30,000 cm
d)
3 cn
17.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
19 mL
b)
35 mL
c)
24 mL
d)
1.9 mL
18.
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
19.
What is the mass on the triple beam balance?
a)
232.5
b)
237.0
c)
750.
20.
What is the mass on the triple beam balance?
a)
206.0
b)
260.0
c)
200.6
21.
What number is the metric system based?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
1
d)
100
22.
The base unit of metric length.
a)
Meter
b)
Liter
c)
Kilogram
d)
milligram
23.
The basic unit of metric volume is called a_____.
a)
Kilogram
b)
milligram
c)
Liter
d)
milliliter
24.
The base for mass is the
a)
meter
b)
gram
c)
kilogram
d)
liter
25.
What is the length of the key?
a)
2 cm
b)
0 cm
c)
4 cm
d)
2 inches
26.
A graduated cylinder is used to measure the __________ of a liquid.
a)
temperature
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
length
27.
What is the temperature on the thermometer?
a)
28°
Celsius
b)
20°
Fahrenheit
c)
18°
Celsius
d)
20°
Celsius
28.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
31° C
b)
35° C
c)
32° C
d)
39° C
29.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)
50 x 105
b)
5 x 104
c)
5 x 103
d)
.5 x 103
30.
Express the following in scientific notation:
10,030,400,000
10,030,400,000
a)
1.00304 x 109
b)
1.00304 x 1010
c)
1.00403 x 1010
d)
1.00304 x10-10
31.
Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000
520,000,000
a)
52 x 107
b)
5.2 x 107
c)
5.2 x 108
d)
0.52 x 109
32.
a)
410 cm3
b)
420 cm3
c)
402 cm3
d)
401 cm3
33.
What is the volume of the cereal box?
a)
23 in3
b)
97 in3
c)
132 in3
d)
288 in3
34.
Volume is
a)
the amount of space an object takes up.
b)
the amount of matter in an object.
c)
the distance from one point to another.
d)
the amount of heat in a substance.
35.
What tool is used to measure liquid volume?
a)
meter stick
b)
triple beam balance
c)
LxWxH
d)
Graduated Cylinder
36.
What is the metric unit for temperature?
a)
Kelvin
b)
Celsius
c)
Farenheit
d)
Absolute zero
37.
You could you use LxWxH to determine?
a)
mass
b)
length
c)
volume
d)
temperature
38.
How much space does Sponge Bob displace?
a)
1 cm3
b)
1 mL
c)
2 mL
d)
2 cm3
39.
What option is used to determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object?
a)
water
b)
beaker
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
water displacement
40.
a)
the independent variable is distance
b)
the independent variable is d=25 t
c)
the dependent variable is time
d)
the dependent variable is distance
41.
On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes
42.
On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes
43.
Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable
a)
Type of fertilizer
b)
Size of sunflower
c)
type of sun flower
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