WorksheetsScience Skills Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which of the following is an example of an OBSERVATION?
I think the honeybee is the primary pollinator
The flower is probably poisonous
The flower has been blooming for about 5 days
The flower has pink flower petals
An INFERENCE can best be described as
an educated guess
a fact gathered by the senses
data containing only numbers
data containing only description
If I record the following data "the marble has a volume of 5 mL." It is an example of
a hypothesis
qualitative data
quantitative data
an inference
Data that contains only description is known as
qualitative data
quantitative data
hypothetical data
invalid data
"If bird seed is placed on the north side of the garden, then the robins will not frequent the bird feeder" is an example of
quantitative data
a hypothesis
an independent variable
a theory
The variable that is changed in an experiment is the
constant
dependent variable
control
independent variable
The variable that changes as a result of the experiment and is located on the Y axis of a graph is the
Dependent Variable
Hypothesis
Independent Variable
Control
Part of an experiment that receives no experimental treatment. Is a basis for comparison.
Dependent Variable
Control
Independent Variable
Constant
A well tested hypothesis
Theory
Law
Variable
Inference
The basic unit of length in the metric system
meter
centimeter
liter
yard
The basic unit of volume in the metric system
Meter
mililiter
Liter
gram
basic unit of mass in the metric system
liter
ounce
gram
milligram
A group of cells grown in a dish and nutrient solution
cell culture
cell fractionation
biofilm
cell dilution
Type of microscope that allows you to observe living organisms
Light microscope
Electron microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope
Oil Immersion
Read the following: "If I add 50g of cow manure to the bean plant, then the bean plant's growth will increase by 20%." What is the independent variable?
Cow manure
50g
the bean plant
the growth of the bean plant
a bean plant with no cow manure
