WorksheetsPractice of Science
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which unit of measurement would Roberto use to record the temperature of water?
grams
Celcius
centimeters
milliliters
Kadin and Kamran wanted to see how far two toy boats would travel across a pool. They measured how far each traveled in 10 seconds. What part of the inquiry process did they do?
drawing a conclusion
making a prediction
doing an investigation
communicating their results
Ethan wanted to see how far a pull back toy car travels. Why is it important for him to compare his data with others?
to see which numbers to record
to see if he should change his hypothesis
to see if his data is similar to his classmates
to see why his car traveled as far as it did
To measure the mass of a pencil, which tool should Jay use?
balance
graduated cylinder
microscope
spring scale
To find the length of Anna's driveway, she knew it would be best to use which tool?
a meter stick
a hand lens
a thermometer
a graduated cylinder
True or False: Models are the same size as the object they represent.
True
False
Which tool would be best to look at a sample of blood?
telescope
microscope
spring scale
thermometer
What would be the best method to measure the length of a neighborhood field?
use your footsteps
ask a friend or neighbor
use a metric tape measure
use a magnifying glass or hand lens
Why is it important to have evidence?
It is what proves or disproves your hypothesis
It tells the steps of the investigation
It describes why you need to conduct the investigation
It is an educated guess
Which tool would you use to look at the moon?
spring scale
telescope
microscope
thermometer
Why is it important for scientists to compare their work with each other?
They want to see who was the neatest.
They are curious about what the other scientists did.
They want to compare their work and make sure they got the correct measurement
They want to see if their guess was correct
When we observe we use our 5 senses. Which is not an example of using the senses?
walking
smelling
listening
touching
True or False: An example of a two-dimensional model could be a map.
True
False
A model of the human body would be an example of a 3 dimensional model because it shows length, height and width.
True
False
When people ask questions, make observations, and use other methods to gather data to answer a question, they are doing a(n)
inference
observation
interview
investigation
Scientists state a hypothesis for each experiment. What is one way to test a hypothesis?
Ask questions
Conduct an experiment
Gather materials
Draw conclusions
Sawyer has been observing how well different plants grow in different locations. She concludes that a location with bright sunlight is best for the plant. Which of the following could be evidence for her conclusion?
Plants kept in the shade grew better than those in the sunlight.
Her friend told her that all plants need lots of light to grow.
Plants she kept in the shade did not grow as well as those she kept in the sun.
She thinks the plants in the sun would have grown better with more water.
Riley is studying a rock. Which of the following would NOT help him collect data about the rock?
measure the volume of the rock
infer that the rock must be millions of years old
make observations about the rock.
find the mass of the rock.
Which tool should you use to measure the pull of a force?
spring scale
balance scale
graduated cylinder
beaker
What is a scientist?
Someone who studies only living things
Someone who studies about the Earth
Someone who studies the natural world
Someone who studies animals
