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Unit 1 Intro to Science

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Every hypothesis begins with what word?
a)
Does
b)
If
c)
Which
d)
Then
2.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a NGSS Cross Cutting concept?
a)
Patterns
b)
Cause and Effect
c)
Sequencing 
3.

This CCC explains how while events have causes and we can make predictions for what outcome will happen

a)

Patterns

b)

Structure and function

c)

Systems and system models

d)

Energy and Matter

e)

Cause and Effect

4.

This CCC is about the way in which an object or living thing is shaped determines what it can do

a)

Cause and effect

b)

Systems and system models

c)

Patterns

d)

Energy and matter

e)

Structure and function

5.

What are the CCCs?

a)

Create Content Creatively

b)

Cross Cutting Concepts

c)

Critical Collaborative Communication

d)

Cross Curricular Content

6.
Which of the following is an observation of the picture?
a)
The person is wearing a T-shirt
b)
It is a sunny day
c)
The person is going to a birthday party
d)
The gift is a DVD player
7.
What is an inference? 
a)
Just a guess.
b)
A statement based off of your observations. 
c)
The same as an observation. 
d)
Examples of something. 
8.
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
a)
The van is tan.
b)
The  van ran into KFC. 
c)
The driver was hungry. 
d)
An ambulance may be on the way. 
9.
Which of the following statements is an inference of the picture?
a)
A student is roasting a marshmallow
b)
Two students are listening through cups
c)
The teacher is not in the classroom
d)
A student is setting off a rocket
10.
She is holding an umbrella
a)
observation
b)
inference
11.
It is raining outside
a)
observation
b)
inference
12.
Which of the following is NOT an inference about the man in this picture:
a)
The man hates his purple shirt.
b)
The man has a purple shirt.
c)
The man is having a bad day.
d)
This man is upset because he's hungry
13.
New York had more snow in January than Chicago
a)
observation
b)
inference
14.
Observation or Inference?
There is a red car at the bottom of a pool
a)
observation
b)
inference
15.
Observation or Inference?
It is a hot summer day
a)
observation
b)
inference
16.

How are observations made?

a)

Only with your eyes.

b)

By trying to explain what you see.

c)

Using your 5 senses

d)

Just making a good guess.

17.

It must be summer.

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Quantitative Observation

c)

Opinion

d)

Inference

18.

The table top is smooth.

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Quantitative Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Inference

19.

The flowers are green and blue.

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Quantitative Observation

c)

Inference

d)

Hypothesis

20.

These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers.

a)

Qualitative Observations

b)

Quantitative Observations

c)

Scientific Observations

d)

Measured Observations

21.

There are 29 students in the classroom.

a)

quantitative observation

b)

qualitative observation

c)

inference

d)

hypothesis

22.

The speed of the car is 55 mph.

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Quantitative Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Inference

23.

The boy is probably sad...

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Inference

d)

Quantitative Observation

24.
The variable the is changed on purpose is..
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
25.
What is the INDEPENDENT  variable (cause) is this experiment? 
"Which type of medium is best for plant growth?" 
a)
height of plant (cm)
b)
type of medium (soil vs. sand)
c)
amount of medium
d)
types of plant
26.

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?

"Does eating breakfast improve test score?"

a)

eating breakfast or not

b)

the grade you got on the test

c)

what time you get up in the morning

d)

how tasty the breakfast is

27.

What is a claim?

a)

Answers a question or problem

b)

long and detailed paragraph

c)

Explains why something happened

28.

What is reasoning?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Explaining how evidence supports a claim

c)

Used to prove something true or false

29.

What is an example of evidence?

a)

Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

b)

Football is more dangerous than baseball.

c)

Baseball is a fun sport.

30.

Why do we need evidence?

a)

To answer a question

b)

To show how and why

c)

To prove our claim is true

31.

Why do we need reasoning?

a)

To show how and why

b)

to answer a question

c)

To prove your claim is true

32.

What does a reasoning sentence look like?

a)

Starts with the words Therefore or Because

b)

Answers the question

c)

Information from books

33.

Evidence is your __________________

a)

Proof

b)

Question

c)

Reasoning

34.

Reasoning shows ______________ and _______________

a)

Questions and problems

b)

How and why

c)

Evidence and reasoning

35.
Which of the following is NOT a strong piece of evidence? 
a)
A personal experience
b)
Statistic or measurement
c)
Data collected from a valid source
d)
Text from a scientific journal
36.
The explanation that connects your position statement and the supporting evidence is called the... 
a)
Reasoning
b)
Claim
c)
Evidence
d)
CER
37.
What does the "E" stand for in "CER?"
a)
eliminate
b)
energy
c)
evidence
d)
equal
38.
What does the "R" stand for in "CER?"
a)
relevant
b)
right
c)
reverse
d)
reasoning
39.
What does the letter "C" stand for in "CER?"
a)
creative
b)
claim
c)
correct
d)
cause
40.

In this graph, what is the Independent Variable?

a)

Year

b)

Amount of CO2

c)

Global CO2

d)

Parts per million (ppm)

41.

In this graph, what is the Dependent Variable?

a)

pH

b)

Time

c)

Years

d)

More basic, More acidic

42.
What does TAILS stand for or mean? 
a)
Title Axis Interval Labels Scale
b)
Title Axel Ingrid Larry Sammy
c)
The Axis Is Leverage for Science
d)
Titles Are In Long Scale graphs

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