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WorksheetsQ1 Mini ! Review Honors
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which question can best be investigated by a scientist?
a)
Should I buy a red shirt or a green shirt?
b)
Does chocolate milk or plain milk taste better?
c)
Does a plant need sunlight to grow?
d)
Which feels softer, cat fur or dog fur?
2.
Which is the dependent variable in Amelia's experiment?
a)
the number of bean plants in each group
b)
the amount of water given daily to each plant
c)
the height of each bean plant
d)
the amount of fertilizer given to each group of bean plants
3.
The variable that is changed on purpose is:
a)
Control
b)
Dependent
c)
Independent
d)
Outcome
4.
The variable in the experiment that is the outcome that you measure is called:
a)
Control
b)
Dependent
c)
Independent
d)
Hypothesis
5.
Which statement is an observation?
a)
That house is empty because there are no lights on.
b)
Her hair is brown.
c)
Her hair is brown because she dyed it.
d)
Her hair has not been cut in two years.
6.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the water?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Outcome
7.
Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure clapping/applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was the dependent variable?
What was the dependent variable?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
d)
The clarinet
8.
Theory or Law??? Predicts what will happen in the natural world.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
9.
Theory or Law??? Changes with new observations.
a)
Theory
b)
Law
10.
In 1897, Joseph Thomson discovered that atoms contained electrons. He proposed a change in the atomic theory of that time, and the theory was modified because of his discovery. Since Thomson’s discovery, atomic theory has been further modified. What is the best explanation for why scientific theories are modified?
a)
Theories more than ten years old are usually out of date.
b)
Scientists want to prove that the work of other scientists is wrong.
c)
New evidence that supports a revision prompts scientists to modify earlier theories.
d)
So much information is available today that it is harder to focus research and disprove theories.
11.
The law of universal gravitation states that both mass and distance of objects affect the gravitational force between them. Gravitational force increases as the mass of the objects increase. Gravitational force decreases as distance between the objects increases. Why are these statements considered scientific law, and not scientific theory?
a)
The statements tells what happens, and not why the even occurs.
b)
This statement involves mass and distance measurements.
c)
This statement explains the attractive force between two objects.
d)
This statement predicts what will happen under certain conditions.
12.
Scientific theories are based on
a)
general assumptions of how systems work.
b)
mathematical principles that can be proven true.
c)
large amounts of data collected over time.
d)
observations from within only one scientific discipline.
13.
Eiko is doing an experiment to determine the best fertilization plan for bean plants.
She will test four groups of four plants using this schedule.
Which group is the control group?
a)
Group A
b)
Group B
c)
Group C
d)
Group D
14.
Martin is doing an experiment to see the way plants grow without soil. He is growing the plants in different solutions of water and nutrients. In this experiment, what is a plant
that gets no nutrients called?
a)
condition
b)
control
c)
mixture
d)
variable
15.
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
16.
These kind of observation use your senses to observe results.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Scientific
17.
These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Scientific
18.
It feels smooth.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
19.
The mass of the chocolate cake is 250 g.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
20.
The mass of the chocolate cake is 250 g.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
21.
Dr. Smith has been reading about another scientist’s research in a physics journal. He plans to do these experiments himself and see if he gets the same result.
a)
repetition
b)
replication
22.
An environmental group contacts Nina to get her procedures so that they can check her results.
a)
repetition
b)
replication
23.
Kevin was mixing a batch of glue and borax solution to make silly putty and discovered a new substance that glows in the dark. He gave Ja'nay his specific amounts of ingredients and the steps of his procedure. He asked Ja'nay to try the experiment to see if she gets the same results.
a)
repetition
b)
replication
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