WorksheetsSkills of Scientist
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
___________ is the grouping together of items that are alike in some ways.
Classifying
predicting
infering
observing
When you explain or interpret the things you observe, you are ____________.
infering
predicting
observing
claiming
A mother comes home to find her son holding a tennis racquet behind him, with a worried look on his face. A broken vase is on the floor next to him. What inference can you make about this situation?
The boy knocked over the vase while playing tennis
Sarah is not a very good tennis player.
The dog knocked over the vase with his tail.
Dad is not a very good babysitter
A(n) _______ is the way in which scientists study the natural world.
Scientific Investigation
observation
inference
evaluation
There are 2 windows in the classroom. What type of observation is this?
Qualitative
Quantitative
The hallway is warmer than the science room. What type of observation is this?
Qualitative
Quantitative
Which type of observation describes the quality of an object using adjectives?
Quantitative Observation
Classification
Qualitative Observation
Prediction
Which type of observation uses numbers or measurements?
Quantitative
Qualitative
Variable
Inference
What is an educated guess, opinion, or explanation of an observation?
Prediction
Observation
Inference
Scientific question
These are made using your 5 senses and are always true.
Hypothesis
Observation
Prediction
Inference
What do scientists do when they make a forecast of what will happen in the future?
Inference
Hypothesis
Classification
Prediction
Which step of the scientific method provides graphs and charts to process the information (numbers, etc.) we've gathered?
Experiment
Analysis
Conclusion
None of these
___________ is the grouping together of items that are alike in some ways.
Classifying
predicting
infering
observing
When a scientist is _______, he or she is comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion.
evaluating
claiming
observing
infering
When you explain or interpret the things you observe, you are ____________.
infering
predicting
observing
claiming
An observation that deals with numbers is a(n)
quantitative observation
prediction
inference
qualitative observation
Clark took a trip to the beach. Which is a quantitative observation he may have made?
There were two lifeguards
Everyone was wearing bathing suits
It was a hot day
The waves were big
A(n) ______ observation deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers.
qualitative
quantitative
inference
claim
A(n) _______ is the way in which scientists study the natural world.
Scientific Investigation
observation
inference
evaluation
