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SCIENCE SKILLS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using your senses to gather information about the world around you is known as...

a)

inferring

b)

observing

c)

measuring

d)

researching

2.

What trait does this scientific tool measure?

a)

length

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

temperature

3.

_______________ observations deals with numbers or amounts.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

4.

_____________ is making a statement or a claim about what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence.

a)

Classifying

b)

predicting

c)

inferring

d)

evaluating

5.
The reasoning is... 
a)
EVERYTHING you know
b)
WHY you know
c)
WHAT you know
d)
HOW you know
6.
Evidence is the....
a)
HOW you know
b)
Statistic or measurement
c)
WHY you know
d)
ANYTHING you know
7.
What is a factor that can change in an experiment?
a)
Claim
b)
Variable
c)
Scientific Inquiry
d)
Hypothesis
8.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
An observation
b)
A bar graph
c)
Facts
d)
A prediction of what will happen 
9.
What is an inference?
a)
A hypothesis
b)
An educated guess using what you already know
c)
Facts
d)
Observation
10.
The _________ is a set of specific steps that help scientists solve problems. 
a)
Design Process
b)
Scientific Method
c)
Dictionary
d)
Bar graph
11.
Scientists may use different methods depending on the question their solving.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Scientists' questions MUST be ________________!
a)
Great
b)
Testable
c)
Difficult
d)
About science
13.
What is a representation of another object?
a)
Variable
b)
Model
c)
Inference
d)
Data
14.
A 3-D model has length, width, and _________.
a)
Shape
b)
Heighth
c)
Form
d)
Volume
15.
Scientists and Engineers are similar because they both only conduct experiments. 
a)
True
b)
False
16.
A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences is known as _________. 
a)
lawyer
b)
firefighter 
c)
mathematician 
d)
scientist 
17.

Perform a test to support or disprove a hypothesis

a)

Infer

b)

Variable

c)

Experiment

18.

Use information that has been gathered to answer questions or sove a problem

a)

Experiment

b)

Interpret Data

c)

Observing

19.

Identify things that can be control or change the outcome of an experiment.

a)

Use Variables

b)

Classify

c)

Predict

20.

To read or study the data on a graph is to _____________ the data.

a)

data

b)

analyze

c)

scale

d)

line plot