WorksheetsIntroduction to Science
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which topic would an astronomer study?
pollution
galaxies
mountains
rain
The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Earth Science
The science of the forms of life that existed in prehistoric or geologic periods.
Evolution
Paleontology
Entomology
Anthropology
Which among the following are the branches of Life Sciences? (You may choose more than one)
Meteorology
Biology
Botany
Geology
Zoology
Which of the following are the branches of Earth Sciences? (You may choose more than one)
Astronomy
Chemistry
Ecology
Geology
Paleontology
Studying the speed and motion of an object would be under which branch of science?
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Astronomy
Geology (Earth Science)
'Botany (plants)' is a sub- branch of Science relating to which branch of Science?
Ecology
Chemistry
Astronomy
Biology
The study of weather
ecology
geology
meterology
A scientist who specializes in the study of insects
entomologist
zoologist
physicist
microbiologist
The study of plants- trees, grass, shrubs, etc...
Botany
Chemistry
Astronomy
Seismology
Which science studies how traits are passed on from parents to children?
Genetics
Physics
Meteororology
Geology
Studying the elements in the Periodic table like Hydrogen is a main part of studying which science?
Astronomy
Chemistry
Zoology
Physics
The general study of all living things is called:
Entomology
Astronomy
Physics
Biology
The word "Science" came from a Latin word that literally means:
good
life
knowledge
earth
Which science studies bacteria, viruses and other extremely small living things?
biochemistry
microbiology
astrophysics
medicine
Who was credited with creating the law of Gravity?
Galileo
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Isaac Newton
What best describes the Heliocentric Theory?
The Sun moves around the Earth
The Sun does nothing
The Sun is at the center of the Universe
The Earth and the Sun are the same size
When we study electricity, we study
Life Science
Earth Science
Physical Science
Who created one of the first modern telescopes and discovered four of Jupiter's moons?
Ernest Rutherford
Galileo Galilei
James Clerk Maxwell
Gregor Mendel
Who revolutionised modern physics with his general theory of relativity?
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Niels Bohr
Who collected evidence over 20 years and published his conclusions in On the Origin of Species (1859)?
Nikola Tesla
Michael Faraday
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Which Serbian-American is known for his contributions to the design of the alternating current (AC) electricity supply system?
Nikola Tesla
Michael Faraday
Louis Pasteur
Dmitri Mendeleev
The Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovered the world's first antibiotic substance, ___
Penicillin
Phlogiston
Aspirin
Amoxicillin
Which Russian chemist is commonly considered to be the developer of the modern Periodic Table of the Elements?
Nikolay Basov
Pavel Cherenkov
Antoine Lavoisier
Dmitri Mendeleev
Which New Zealand-born British physicist conducted research that led to the first "splitting" of the atom in 1917?
Niels Bohr
Ernest Rutherford
Albert Einstein
Michael Faraday
Which X-ray crystallographer made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structure of DNA?
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Lise Meitner
Barbara McClintock
Which American molecular biologist is best known for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA?
Charles Darwin
Linus Pauling
Enrico Fermi
James Watson
Who invented the first telephone?
Thomas Edison
George Washington
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
Which two time Nobel Prize winner is credited with discovering Radium and doing significant research about radioactivity?
Marie Curie
Jane Goodall
Wilhelm Rontgen
Elizabeth Anderson
Who studies the effects of the environment on animal life?
Soil Technician
Wildlife Technician
Wildlife Manager
Ecologist
This is an interdisciplinary field combining mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering to study the human body.
Manufacturing
Chemical
Civil
Biomedical
A person who studies oceans would be a(n)________________.
physical scientist
life scientist
earth and space scientist
Scientists make ___________________ about the world around them.
observations
opinions
Scientists design _____________________ to test ideas, theories, and hypothesis about the world around them.
experiments
observations
tests
fairs
What is a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions?
scientific method
experimenting
playing
making a mess
A/an ________ is an educated guess.
experiment
opinion
moral
hypothesis
Thinking and questioning are the start to the scientific inquiry process.
True.
False.
Scientists often use graphs to show patterns in _________.
data
engineering
history
technology
A(n) ________ is a representation of an idea or process.
argument
experiment
model
observation
What do scientists call a debate about the evidence behind their explanations?
Argument
Experiment
Model
Observation
What is the process of scientists reviewing each other's work before it is published?
Computational thinking
Mathematical modeling
Peer review
Science fair
Earth and Space Science is:
Chemistry
Botany
Astronomy
Meteorology
Which combination about branches of science is incorrect?
A
B
C
D
The pictures above show the light bulb that Thomas Edison designed in 1880 and a modern light bulb found in 2014, which uses much less energy to operate. What does the change in Edison's design show about scientific knowledge?
It shows that scientific knowledge is durable because Edison's design is still used with modification.
It shows that a lot of scientific knowledge is incorrect because Edison's design has been changed.
It shows that all scientific knowledge is temporary because it is challenged and changed so often.
It shows that once scientific knowledge is accepted it is considered fact and is never tested again.
The picture shows Pluto, which was once classified as a planet in our solar system. In 2006, a group of astronomers decided that it was not a planet because of its size and location in space, and classified it as a dwarf planet instead. What does the reclassification of Pluto show about scientific knowledge?
that scientific knowledge is open to change when new interpretations are encountered
that new advancements in technology will always alter current scientific knowledge
that current scientific knowledge should be challenged and updated annually
that scientific knowledge can always be altered by individual groups of scientists
The table shows several scientists, what they are popularly famous for, and their major hobbies outside of science. Based on the table, which statement can be inferred about scientists?
They have a variety of interests and talents beyond science.
They all play sports when not doing science.
They spend all of their time doing science.
They all want to be professional athletes.
Dinosaur Lady - The Daring Discoveries of _______ , the First Paleontologist is a biography. Who is this biography written about?
Rosalind Franklin
Florence Nightingale
Mary Anning
Jane Goodall
Which statement DOES NOT describe what science is?
Science is experimenting.
Science is taking risks.
Science is observing and questioning the world around us.
Science is getting it right the first time.
Came up with the theory of Continental Drift (that the continents were once connected)
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Albert Einstein
Charles Babbage
