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Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chromatography

a)

A simple microscope that uses a light source and lenses to magnify a speciem

b)

Only Independent Variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same

c)

A factor in an experiment that is kept the same

d)

Using special paper and solvent to separate the pigments in a specimen

2.

Wet Mount Slide

a)

Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg

b)

A specimen placed in a drop of water on a microscope slide with a cover slip

c)

How much larger a specimen is made by a lens

d)

Data collected based only on sensory observations

3.

Compound Microscope

a)

Does NOT get the independent variable

b)

Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg

c)

How much larger a specimen is made by a lens

d)

A simple microscope that uses a light source and lenses to magnify a specimen

4.

Triple Beam Balance

a)

Used to measure mass in mg, g, or kg by hand

b)

Used to display data/results in a linear format

c)

Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg

d)

Used to measure liquids in mL

5.

Control Group

a)

Only the Independent Variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same

b)

Does NOT get the independent variable

c)

A factor that is kept the same for all experimental groups

d)

Using special paper and solvent to separate the pigments in a specimen

6.

Thermometer

a)

Used to measure temperature in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit

b)

How much larger a specimen is made by a lens

c)

Used to measure liquids in mL

d)

A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noted

7.

Controlled Experiment

a)

Does NOT get the independent variable

b)

A factor that is kept the same for all experimental groups

c)

The process used to test a hypothesis

d)

Only the Independent Variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same

8.

Theory

a)

The number of subjects being studied in an experiment

b)

A scientifically accepted general principle or explanation of phenomena (A hypothesis that has been thoroughly tested)

c)

A person's opinion as to how something could have occurred

d)

The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment

9.

Controlled Variable/Factor

a)

Does NOT get the independent variable

b)

Only the Independent variable is changed; all other variables are kept the same

c)

A factor that is kept the same for all experimental groups

d)

What is observed or measured during an experiment

10.

Sample Size

a)

How big the snacks you get at the supermarket are

b)

Data represented by a NUMBER

c)

The process used to test a hypothesis

d)

The number of subjects being studied in an experiment

11.

Data Table

a)

Used to display and organize data & experimental results

b)

Used to display data/results in a linear format

c)

The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment

d)

A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed.

12.

Quantitative Data

a)

Data collected based on sensory observations

b)

Used to display and organize data & experimental results

c)

A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed

d)

Data represented by a NUMBER

13.

Dependent Variable

a)

Variable that is kept the same for all groups in an experiment

b)

What is being observed/measured by an experiment

c)

The variable being CHANGED and tested in an experiment

d)

Receives the Independent Variable

14.

Qualitative Data

a)

Data represented by a NUMBER

b)

Data collected based only on sensory observations

c)

Used to display & organize data & experimental results

d)

A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed

15.

Electronic Balance/Digital Scale

a)

Used to measure liquids in mL

b)

Used to display data/results in a linear format

c)

Used to digitally measure mass in mg, g, or kg

d)

Used to measure mass in mg, g, or kg by hand

16.

Observation

a)

Data collected based only on sensory input

b)

A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed

c)

How much larger a specimen is made by a lens

d)

The process used to test a hypothesis

17.

Experiment

a)

Gets the Independent Variable

b)

A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed

c)

The number of subjects being studied

d)

The process used to test a hypothesis

18.

Magnification

a)

How much larger a specimen is made by a lens

b)

A simple microscope that uses a light source and lenses

c)

The number of subjects being studied in an experiment

d)

How much smaller a specimen is made by a lens

19.

Experimental Group

a)

Does NOT get the independent variable

b)

The number of subjects being studied in an experiment

c)

The group(s) that gets different levels of the Independent Variable

d)

The variable being changed and tested in an experiment

20.

Graduated cylinder

a)

A liquid container that has made it through high school

b)

Used to measure liquids in mL

c)

Used to measure mass in mg, g, or kg by hand

d)

Used to display and organize data & experimental results

21.

Independent Variable

a)

The variable being changed and tested in an experiment

b)

The variable being measured/observed in an experiment

c)

The variable(s) being kept the SAME in an experiment

d)

The variable that is not affected at all by the experiment

22.

Graph

a)

Used to display & organize data & experimental results

b)

Used to display data/results in a linear format

c)

The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment

d)

What is being observed/measured in an experiment

23.

Hypothesis

a)

What is being observed/measured in an experiment

b)

A statement based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed

c)

Data collected based only on sensory observations

d)

The idea, prediction, or question being tested in an experiment