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Science Skills Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of an OBSERVATION?

a)

I think the honeybee is the primary pollinator

b)

The flower is probably poisonous

c)

The flower has been blooming for about 5 days

d)

The flower has pink flower petals

2.

An INFERENCE can best be described as

a)

an educated guess

b)

a fact gathered by the senses

c)

data containing only numbers

d)

data containing only description

3.

If I record the following data "the marble has a volume of 5 mL." It is an example of

a)

a hypothesis

b)

qualitative data

c)

quantitative data

d)

an inference

4.

Data that contains only description is known as

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

c)

hypothetical data

d)

invalid data

5.

"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

a)

quantitative data

b)

a hypothesis

c)

an independent variable

d)

a theory

6.

The variable that is changed in an experiment is the

a)

constant

b)

dependent variable

c)

control

d)

independent variable

7.

The variable that changes as a result of the experiment and is located on the Y axis of a graph is the

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control

8.

Part of an experiment that receives no experimental treatment. Is a basis for comparison.

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Control

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Constant

9.

A well tested hypothesis

a)

Theory

b)

Law

c)

Variable

d)

Inference

10.

The basic unit of length in the metric system

a)

meter

b)

centimeter

c)

liter

d)

yard

11.

The basic unit of volume in the metric system

a)

Meter

b)

mililiter

c)

Liter

d)

gram

12.

basic unit of mass in the metric system

a)

liter

b)

ounce

c)

gram

d)

milligram

13.

A group of cells grown in a dish and nutrient solution

a)

cell culture

b)

cell fractionation

c)

biofilm

d)

cell dilution

14.

Type of microscope that allows you to observe living organisms

a)

Light microscope

b)

Electron microscope

c)

Scanning Electron Microscope

d)

Oil Immersion

15.

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?

a)

Cow manure

b)

50g

c)

the bean plant

d)

the growth of the bean plant

e)

a bean plant with no cow manure