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What Is Science?

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists use _______ to help them answer questions.
a)
guesses
b)
evidence
c)
gravity
d)
stories
2.
Scientists can learn about the world by doing ____________.
a)
homework
b)
games
c)
presentations
d)
experiments
3.

What can increase our confidence in a scientific claim?

a)

scientific evidence

b)

other people agreeing with you

c)

internet articles

d)

good reviews

4.

Which of these can be studied through science?

a)

unicorns

b)

mind-reading

c)

ghosts

d)

butterflies

5.

Which of these is NOT a practice of science?

a)

asking questions

b)

analyzing data

c)

making claims without evidence

d)

carrying out investigations

6.

What do you call the science of studying space?

a)

astrology

b)

astronomy

c)

physics

d)

chemistry

7.

What must scientists always be willing to do?

a)

change their mind based on new evidence

b)

never change their mind

8.

Which of these fields of science doesn't use controlled experiments?

a)

astronomy

b)

chemistry

c)

physics

d)

biology

9.

Scientists study the natural world through observation and _______________.

a)

studying

b)

experimentation

c)

reading

d)

listening

10.

In a controlled experiment, how many variables at one time can you change?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

as many as you want

11.

Do scientific facts ever change?

a)

yes, when there is new evidence

b)

no, they never change

12.

Good scientists do all of the following, EXCEPT:

a)

Make observations

b)

Ask critical questions

c)

Give up when they don't get their expected results

d)

Adjust failed attempts and keep trying

13.

A characteristic that describes a scientist is:

a)

Curious

b)

Boring

c)

gives up easily

d)

sad

14.

Scientists use their 5 senses to make what?

a)

experiments

b)

data tables

c)

results

d)

observations

15.

All scientists wear white lab coats and safety goggles.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Males make the best scientists.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is an experiment?

a)

A report by a scientist

b)

The answer to a question

c)

Something unknown

d)

A way to test an idea

18.

What is the data of an experiment?

a)

Information you learn in the experiment

b)

The report written about the experiment

c)

The question asked in the experiment

d)

The presentation you give about an experiment

19.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Look at your data and make a conclusion

b)

Make observations and ask a question

c)

Run an experiment

d)

Write a plan

20.

What is the 5th and final step of the scientific method?

a)

Run the experiment again to double-check your results

b)

Write a report to share your results

c)

Review the experiment to see if you’ve made any mistakes

d)

Read more about the subject

21.

What is an important thing that all scientists do?

a)

Ask question

b)

Give speeches

c)

Study plans

d)

Use microscopes

22.

What is Science?

a)

The process of learning about history.

b)

The process of learning about an artist.

c)

The process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation.

d)

The process of learning about the natural word by giving your opinion.

23.

What does it mean to be a scientist?

a)

A person who studies the natural world around us using observation and experimentation.

b)

A person who studies that natural world, so they know all about it. They have observed everything, they don't need to experiment.

c)

A person who loves to be in nature.

24.

What are scientific practices? Click all that apply.

a)

Asking questions

b)

Developing and using models

c)

Planning and carrying out investigations

d)

Analyzing and interpreting data

e)

Using math and computational thinking

25.

Do scientific answers ever change?

a)

Yes, when new evidence is discovered that disproves what we thought was a fact.

b)

No, if all the scientific process were used, there will never be a reason to change.

26.

What is scientific evidence?

a)

Observation

b)

Giving your opinion

c)

Facts or information indicating a scientific claim is supported.