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Practice of Science G4 Chapter 1 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inquiry is the process of...

a)

doing work.

b)

asking questions.

c)

analyzing data.

d)

reporting results.

2.

Scientist use tools to measure things and gather information so they can get accurate information to answer their questions.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Scientific knowledge is based on

a)

opinions.

b)

evidence.

c)

guesses.

d)

predictions.

4.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

an observation

b)

a possible answer to a question

c)

a problem to be solved

d)

an accurate measurement

5.

Scientists would use a telescope to look at

a)

the moon.

b)

a leaf.

c)

a grain of sand.

d)

water.

6.
Which reason explains why scientists should work in teams?
a)
They can work on different parts of the experiment
b)
They can work faster
c)
They can learn from each other
d)
All of the above
7.
Which tool is used to measure length or distance?
a)
a ruler
b)
a meter stick
c)
a yard stick
d)
all of the above
8.
What is evidence?
a)
last night's dinner
b)
a stapler
c)
facts that support data in an experiment
d)
an opinion
9.
Which choice gives the steps in the Scientific Method in the correct order?
a)
question, hypothesis, experiment, record, repeat, conclusion
b)
conclusion, repeat, record, experiment, hypothesis, question
c)
experiment, conclusion, hypothesis, question, repeat, record
d)
record, experiment, question, repeat, hypothesis, conclusion 
10.

Step-by-step instructions for completing a task are called ________________________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

model

c)

procedures

d)

interpret data

11.

Something you find out about objects, events, or living things using your SENSES is called ________________________

a)

observations

b)

interpret data

c)

evidence

d)

experiment

12.
What you learned from the experiment is the ___.
a)
conclusion
b)
hypothesis
c)
variable
d)
materials
13.
Information gathered from your experiment. 
a)
observation
b)
variable
c)
hypothesis
d)
data
14.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
15.
A test used to discover something unknown.
a)
data
b)
variable
c)
conclusion
d)
experiment