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What is a Scientist?

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Your Name? (First and last)

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2.

How did Jane Goodall learn the most about chimps?

a)

She saw a model of a chimp

b)

She read about them in books

c)

She observed them

d)

She watched a movie about them

3.

Which of these is NOT a good source for a scientist to research with:

a)

An article about space that NASA published

b)

A book about Mars by a famous mars scientist

c)

A blog on Pluto written by her neighbor who is not a scientist

d)

A scientific journal article that talks about Saturn's rings

4.

Which of these is NOT a hypothesis?

a)

If I cook hot dogs at 3 different temperatures (90oF, 140oF, and 5,000oF), then the one cooked at 5,000oF will be burnt.

b)

Will an egg break if I drop it?

c)

If I go to bed on time every night, then I will make better grades in school.

d)

If I drop a basketball off of a tall building, then it will float.

5.

What is an observation?

a)

Something you find out about objects, events, or living things using your senses.

b)

A statement about what you think will happen during a scientific investigation

c)

The use of scientific methods to test a hypothesis.

d)

A method of eating a bowl of cereal

6.

Which of these is a scientific experiment?

a)

Singing a song about the scientific method

b)

Writing a report about chimps

c)

Making a hypothesis that a plant will be healthy if it is given more water and then testing it out.

d)

Putting baking soda and vinegar together and watching what happens.

7.

Why might a scientist use a model?

a)

To test a hypothesis without spending too much money

b)

Because they are completely perfect

c)

To make sure his pictures look pretty

d)

To make sure that all of his results are wrong

8.

What does a survey usually do?

a)

Allow scientists to test something on something that is not real

b)

Helps scientists make sure that they are using a good source

c)

Allows scientists to be right 100% of the time

d)

Gives scientists information from people

9.

Example of a Survey:

Which of these animals would you MOST like to have as a pet? (this is just for fun. There is no wrong answer)

a)

Cat

b)

Dog

c)

Snake

d)

Chimpanzee

e)

Dragon