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SCIENTIFIC SKILLS YEAR 4

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an observation?
a)
A scientific statement based on ideas
b)
Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
c)
A prediction of what will happen in the future
2.

Observations use what?

a)

Graphs

b)

Your 5 senses

c)

Scientists

d)

Predictions

3.

What trait does this scientific tool measure?

a)

length

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

temperature

4.

Which recorded measurement is correct?

a)

39mL

b)

40mL

c)

38mL

d)

34.0mL

5.

What is the length of this crayon to the nearest tenth of a centimeter?

a)

7 cm

b)

7.1mm

c)

7.0 cm

d)

7.1 cm

6.

What is the length of the straw?

a)

8 cm

b)

0 cm

c)

7 cm

d)

1 cm

7.
What is an inference? 
a)
Just a guess.
b)
A statement based off of your observations. 
c)
The same as an observation. 
d)
Examples of something. 
8.
Which statement is an observation?
a)
Her favorite color must be brown.  
b)
Her hair is brown. 
c)
Her hair is brown because she dyed it. 
d)
Her hair has not been cut in two years. 
9.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Use and handle apparatus and subtance

b)

Handle specimens

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and subtances

d)

Clean apparatus

10.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Use and handle apparatus and subtance

b)

Handle specimens

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and subtances

d)

Clean apparatus

11.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Use and handle apparatus and subtance

b)

Handle specimens

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and subtances

d)

Clean apparatus

12.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Use and handle apparatus and subtance

b)

Handle specimens

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and subtances

d)

Clean apparatus

13.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Store apparatus

b)

Handle specimens

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and subtances

d)

Clean apparatus

14.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Use and handle apparatus and subtances.

b)

Handle specimens

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and subtances

d)

Clean apparatus

15.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Use and handle apparatus and substances

b)

Clean apparatus

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and substances

d)

Store apparatus

16.

Look at the picture given. Choose the most suitable manipulative skill.

a)

Handle specimen

b)

Clean apparatus

c)

Sketch specimens, apparatus and substances

d)

Store apparatus

17.

Which of the following apparatus is used to measure the volume of liquid?

a)

Stopwatch

b)

Thermometer

c)

Measuring cylinder

18.

Which of the following statement is not a science room’s rules?

a)

Tidying the science room before left

b)

Conducting the experiment as instructed by teacher

c)

Eats and drinks in science room

19.

Which science process skill use to group objects or events in order based on one common criteria?

a)

Classifying

b)

Reasoning

c)

Observing

20.

Which of the following apparatus is used to measure time?

a)

Stopwatch

b)

Test tube

c)

Measuring cylinder

21.
The factors in an experiment that can be changed. 
a)
variables
b)
quantitative data
c)
hypothesis
d)
steps
22.
How many independent variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
23.
The basketball is orange with black lines.  
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
24.
Mrs. Perry's plant has 6 leaves.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
25.
Mrs. Perry is frowning, so she must be angry.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
26.
What is an inference? 
a)
Just a guess.
b)
A statement based off of your observations. 
c)
The same as an observation. 
d)
Examples of something. 
27.
Which statement is an observation?
a)
Her favorite color must be brown.  
b)
Her hair is brown. 
c)
Her hair is brown because she dyed it. 
d)
Her hair has not been cut in two years. 
28.
What are "constants" in an experiment?
a)
factors that remain the same in an experiment
b)
numbers and values found within an experiment
c)
factors that change in an experiment
d)
explanation of your observations
29.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
30.
A(n) _____________ variable depends on or is changed by another variable.
a)
dependent
b)
independent
31.
The measurable factor in an experiment is known as the: 
a)
Control
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Dependent Variable
32.
 In a controlled experiment, the variable that is changed to test the hypothesis is called the...
a)
Controlled Variable
b)
Responsive Variable
c)
Dependent Variable
d)
Independent Variable
33.
Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the independent variable. 
a)
amount of water
b)
temperature of water
c)
size of ice cube
d)
height of ice cube
34.
Nick wanted to see how high an ice cube would float in different temperatures of water. Identify the dependent variable. 
a)
amount of water
b)
temperature of water
c)
size of ice cube
d)
height of ice cube
35.
In the penny lab, which group was considered the control group?
a)
plain water because it contains the variable being tested
b)
soapy water because it contains the variable being tested
c)
plain water because it does NOT contain the variable being tested
d)
soapy water because it does NOT contain the variable being tested
36.
In the penny lab, which group was considered the experimental group?
a)
plain water because it contains the variable being tested
b)
soapy water because it contains the variable being tested
c)
plain water because it does NOT contain the variable being tested
d)
soapy water because it does NOT contain the variable being tested
37.
Information that you gather with your senses.
a)
observation
b)
variable
c)
hypothesis
d)
testable question
38.
A possible answer to a scientific question
a)
Independent variable
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Observation
d)
Scientific inquiry
39.

Which of the following is a scientific skill?

a)

Science Skill Process

b)

Science Process Skill

c)

Skill Process Science

d)

Skill Science Process

40.

How many scientific skills are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

Which of the following are Scientific Skills? (Choose 2)

a)

Scientific skill

b)

Science Process Skill

c)

Science Manipulative Skill

d)

Scince experimenting skill

42.

Which of the following is a proper data interpretation based on the chart shown?

a)

Distance travelled by toy car A is the farthest.

b)

Distance travelled by toy car B is the farthest.

c)

Distance travelled by toy car C is the farthest.

d)

Distance travelled by toy car D is the farthest.

43.

How many types of variables are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

44.

Which of the following is not a Science Process Skill ?

a)

Interpreting data

b)

Defining operationally

c)

Arranging apparatus accordingly

d)

Controlling variables

45.

Which of the following is not a type of variable?

a)

Manipulated variable

b)

Responding variable

c)

Reaction variable

d)

Constant variable

46.

Which of the following variable is always changed by the observer in an experiment?

a)

Manipulated variable

b)

Responding variable

c)

Reaction variable

d)

Constant variable

47.

Which of the following variable is always measured in an experiment?

a)

Manipulated variable

b)

Responding variable

c)

Reaction variable

d)

Constant variable

48.

We measure distance in

a)

metres/second

b)

metres

c)

seconds

d)

time

49.

We measure speed in

a)

metres/second

b)

seconds/metre

c)

metres

d)

seconds

50.

All are human senses (basic) EXCEPT

a)

hearing

b)

common sense

c)

sight

d)

smell

e)

taste

51.

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

a)

inferring

b)

observing

c)

measuring

d)

researching

52.

When you find a value or amount of a trait numerically it is known as a(n)

a)

inference

b)

prediction

c)

measurement

d)

Metric System

53.

What is the dependent variable

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure at the end

d)

The thing you keep the same

54.

What is a control variable

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure at the end

d)

The thing you keep the same

55.

What is the independent variable

a)

Anything that can change

b)

The thing you change

c)

The thing you measure at the end

d)

The thing you keep the same

56.

A prediction is...

a)

... just a lucky guess

b)

... what you think will happen and why

c)

... an estimate

57.
Jack thinks that plants will grow taller in ultraviolet light, but has not conducted an experiment.  This is an example of a(n): 
a)
conclusion
b)
hypothesis
c)
experiment
d)
data
58.
Which plant grew the most according to this line graph?
a)
Plant 1
b)
Plant 2
c)
Plant 4
d)
Plant 5
59.

Which is an inference?

a)

Some fishes have scales and some don't.

b)

The sea water is cold.

c)

A shark weigh more than a milkfish.

d)

A lady is hurt while swimming. Maybe, she got stung by a jellyfish.

60.

Gary wants to know how fast he can finish a race. What tool will he use?

a)

Clock

b)

Meter Stick

c)

Weighing Scale

d)

Thermometer

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