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science skills review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Zoe, Emma, and Aiden are working on a science project where they need to measure the weight of a chemical compound. They got a reading of 56.9647 grams. They need to round this to the nearest thousandth:
What would be their rounded value?

a)

57

b)

56.97

c)

56.964

d)

56.965

2.

Rohan, Benjamin, and William are at a store. Rohan sees a toy priced at $123.496. He wants to round the price to the nearest tenth. 
What would be the rounded price?

a)

$123

b)

$123.4

c)

$123.5

d)

$123.49

3.

Benjamin, Nora, and Mia are at a store. Benjamin sees a price tag that reads $77.538. He wants to round this to the nearest hundredth. What would be the rounded price?

a)

$77.5

b)

$77.6

c)

$77.53

d)

$77.54

4.

Zoe has a bank balance of 8.67 x 104 dollars. How can she express this amount as a standard number?

a)

867

b)

.000867

c)

86,700

d)

86.7

5.

Aria is studying astronomy and learns that the distance from Earth to a certain star is 20,500,000 miles. She needs to express this distance in scientific notation. How should she write it?

a)

20.5 x 106 miles

b)

205 x 105 miles

c)

.205 x 10-4 miles

d)

2.05 x 107 miles

6.

During a school sports day, Ethan sprints 60 meters in 16.5 seconds to beat Kai and Arjun in a race. How fast is Ethan running?

a)

3.63 m/sec

b)

0.275 m/sec

c)

990 sec/m

d)

60 sec/m

7.

Liam is at a craft store. If he can buy six sticks of glue for $2.50 for his art project, how many sticks of glue can he buy with $10 that he saved from his allowance?

a)

250 sticks

b)

5 sticks

c)

24 sticks

d)

4 sticks

8.

During a chemistry experiment, a fire suddenly erupts in the lab. What should Harper immediately do?

a)

notify his instructor

b)

 run for the fire extinguisher

c)

throw water on the fire

d)

 open the windows

9.

 David is conducting a chemistry experiment in the lab. He comes across a step in the procedure that he doesn't understand. What should he do? 

a)

Skip it and move on to the next part.

b)

Ask the instructor, William, before proceeding

c)

Try several methods until something works

d)

Figure it out as he does the lab with Aria

10.

James, Kai, and Elijah were discussing about their science project. They were confused about one thing. They wanted to know what is that thing which has Mass or takes up space in an object. Can you help them?

a)

Volume

b)

Matter

c)

Weight

11.

Arjun is packing for a science fair and he needs to carry a weight. If one kilogram is equivalent to how many grams, how much weight is Arjun carrying if he packs a weight of one kilogram?

a)

One thousand grams

b)

One hundred grams

c)

One thousandths of a gram

12.

During a science experiment, Daniel, Aria, and Grace filled a container with water. They want to measure the amount of space the water is taking up inside the container. What are they trying to measure?

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mass

13.

In a science experiment, Mia is plotting the amount of sunlight against the growth of a plant. The amount of sunlight, which is the independent variable, should be plotted on the _________

a)

Y-axis

b)

X-axis

14.

Dependent variable is plotted on

a)

X-axis

b)

Y-axis

15.

What is Inverse Realationship

a)

When one variable increases, so does the other

b)

When one variable increases, the other decreases.

16.

What is the scientific method?

a)

OQHEAD

b)

HEADO

c)

OHQEA

17.

What is a control variable

a)

The variable in control

b)

The variable you control

18.

What is the independent variable

a)

The variable that depends on the other

b)

The variable that is measured

19.

The step before making a guess about an experiment where you read books or check the internet

a)

problem

b)

experiment

c)

conclusion

d)

research

20.

A discussion of what the data means. Was your hypothesis right or wrong.

a)

experiment

b)

conclusion

c)

research

d)

problem

21.

A part of the experiment that is not being tested (remains constant) and is used for comparison

a)

observation

b)

data

c)

control

d)

hypothesis

22.

Any pieces of information obtained through experimentation

a)

hypothesis

b)

variable

c)

data

d)

problem

23.

The variable that is the output or the result of the experiment

a)

hypothesis

b)

experiment

c)

independent

d)

dependent

24.

A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstrate a known truth or question

a)

experiment

b)

observation

c)

classify

d)

inference

25.

An educated guess.

a)

hypothesis

b)

observation

c)

data

d)

result

26.

In a science experiment, Abigail wants to test the effect of different amounts of sunlight on plant growth. Which variable is she changing in this experiment?

a)

dependent variable

b)

constant

c)

hypothesis

d)

independent variable

27.

William, Elijah, and Abigail are working on a science project together. They need to come up with a testable question that starts the scientific method and needs answered. What is this called?

a)

results

b)

control

c)

variable

d)

problem

28.

In a science experiment, Rohan, Aria, and Elijah should ensure their results are

a)

repeatable

b)

delicious

c)

measurable

d)

observable

29.

Aria, Charlotte, and Arjun are working on a school project. They need to follow a series of steps to answer questions and solve problems. What is this process called?

a)

classification system

b)

philosophy

c)

etymology

d)

scientific method

30.

Noah and Charlotte are discussing a possible explanation for the decrease in the number of bees in their garden. This explanation has not yet been tested. What is this explanation called?

a)

data

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

fact

31.

In a science experiment, Nora is studying the effect of different amounts of sunlight on plant growth. Which variable is she deliberately changing?

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

32.

In a science class, Harper, Mason, and Evelyn are conducting an experiment to test the growth of plants under different light conditions. Should they repeat the experiment multiple times to see if the results are consistent?

a)

yes

b)

no

33.

William and Scarlett are collecting data for their science project. They need to choose a type of data that involves numbers obtained by counting or measuring. Which type of data should they choose?

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

34.

Zoe and Kai are conducting a research project for their statistics class. They need to collect data for their project. Which type of data should they collect if they want to obtain numbers by counting or measuring?

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

35.

Aria, Priya, and Ava conducted a science experiment to test the growth of plants under different light conditions. At the end of the experiment, they wrote a summary that explains the results. What is this summary called?

a)

conclusion

b)

procedures

c)

materials

d)

responding variable

36.

Nora, Grace, and Rohan are conducting a science experiment. They need to list the steps anyone could follow to conduct the experiment. What should they include?

a)

obervations

b)

question/problem

c)

materials

d)

procedures

37.

Which statement is an inference about this situation? Henry saw a tan van parked outside KFC.

a)

The van is tan.

b)

The van ran into KFC.

c)

The driver was hungry.

d)

Red and white are part of the KFC building.

38.

Nora is in a science classroom and she found an object on the table. She wants to measure the length of that object. Which measurement tool should she use?

a)

Triple Beam Balance

b)

Graduated Cylinder

c)

Metric Ruler or Meter Stick

d)

Thermometer

39.

Noah and Luna are in a science classroom. They have a bottle of liquid and they want to measure its volume. Which measurement tool should they use?

a)

Triple Beam Balance

b)

Graduated Cylinder

c)

Metric Ruler or Meter Stick

d)

Thermometer

40.

Olivia, Grace, and Evelyn are in a science classroom. They found an unknown object and want to measure its mass. Which measurement tool should they use?

a)

Triple Beam Balance

b)

Graduated Cylinder

c)

Metric Ruler or Meter Stick

d)

Thermometer

41.

Michael, Noah, and Daniel are in a science classroom. They found an unknown object and want to measure its temperature. Which measurement tool should they use?

a)

Triple Beam Balance

b)

Graduated Cylinder

c)

Metric Ruler or Meter Stick

d)

Thermometer

42.

Maya, Ava, and Zoe are working on a science project. They need to measure the length of the table they are working on. Which unit of measurement should they use?

a)

grams

b)

mililiters

c)

millimeters/centimeters/meters

d)

Celsius/Fahrenheit

43.

Abigail is baking a cake and needs to measure the volume of milk required. Which unit of measurement should she use?

a)

grams

b)

mililiters

c)

millimeters/centimeters/meters

d)

Celsius/Fahrenheit

44.

Henry, Oliver, and David are conducting a science experiment. They need to measure the mass of a substance. Which unit of measurement should they use?

a)

grams

b)

mililiters

c)

millimeters/centimeters/meters

d)

Celsius/Fahrenheit

45.

David, Rohan, and Elijah are conducting a science experiment and they need to measure the temperature of a solution. Which unit of measurement should they use?

a)

grams

b)

mililiters

c)

millimeters/centimeters/meters

d)

Celsius/Fahrenheit

46.

In a science class, Oliver and Priya are discussing about the _________ system which is used as the primary unit of measurement in their physics experiment.

a)

Customary

b)

Metric

c)

English

47.

Olivia is conducting an experiment in her science class where she measures the weight of different objects. This is an example of which type of observation?

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

48.
a)
1.1 cm
b)
1.5 cm
c)
1.9 cm
d)
2 cm
49.
a)
50 mm
b)
51 mm
c)
52 mm
d)
53 mm
50.
a)
40 mL
b)
38 mL
c)
36 mL
d)
34 mL
51.
a)
6.2 mL
b)
6.5 mL
c)
6.6 mL
d)
6.7 mL
52.
a)
241 g
b)
143 g
c)
144 g
d)
142 g
53.
a)
265.7 g
b)
165.6 g
c)
266.7 g
d)
266.6 g
54.
a)
445.1 g
b)
445.1 g
c)
545.1 g
d)
545.2 g
55.
a)
-20 C
b)
-30 C
56.

Abigail is conducting a science experiment and needs to measure a liquid. What volume does the liquid show?

a)

0.6 mL

b)

0.3 mL

c)

0.7 mL

d)

0.8 mL

57.

Mason and Luna are discussing the relationship between the weight and mass of an object. Which statement BEST describes this relationship?

a)

If mass increases, weight will decrease.

b)

Doubling mass reduces weight by half.

c)

An increase in mass will not affect weight.

d)

If mass increases, weight will increase.

58.

Olivia uses a spring scale to measure the weight of her backpack. Which of the following does the spring scale measure?

a)

The force of gravity on the backpack.

b)

The amount of matter in the backpack.

c)

The composition of the backpack.

d)

The average density of the backpack.

59.

Noah, Ava, and Olivia are discussing what happens to an object's mass and weight when it is launched into space, where the pull of gravity is less. What is the correct explanation?

a)

The mass decreases while the weight stays constant.

b)

The mass stays constant while the weight decreases.

c)

The mass stays constant while the weight increases.

d)

The mass increases while the weight decreases.

60.

Daniel is working on a chemistry project and needs to prepare a solution using copper sulfate. He needs to measure the mass of the copper sulfate accurately. Which one of the objects should he use to measure MASS?

a)

Electric Scale

b)

Ruler

c)

Triple Beam Balance

d)

Graduated Cylinder

61.

Ava, Ethan, and Sophia are discussing the difference between weight and mass. In comparing the two, which of the following could they use to CORRECTLY describe the weight of an object?

a)

Weight is the same everywhere in space.

b)

Weight is how much matter is in an object.

c)

Weight is the amount of gravitational pull on an object.

d)

Weight is not impacted by the force of gravity.