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Intro to Science

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Scientific Method?

a)

An experimental method

b)

Used to acquire knowledge

c)

Involves observation and inference

d)

All of the above

2.

An educated guess could also be called a(n) . . .

Choose all that apply

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Inference

c)

Theory

d)

Observation

3.

Information that you get from your senses(sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) are_________

a)

Inferences

b)

Observations

c)

Things

d)

Fake

4.

What is an inference?

a)

A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

b)

A guess

c)

Observations

d)

A conclusion based on no evidence

5.

What is a scientific model?

a)

A way to show an idea (picture, graph, diagram)

b)

Someone who walks down the runway and shows off clothes

c)

A fake plane or boat that you make

d)

A role model

6.

Data is

a)

the information you collect from an experiment

b)

fake news

c)

a character in star trek

d)

boring

7.

What is science?

a)

knowledge obtained by observing natural events

b)

a system of ideas that explains many related observations

c)

a descriptive statement or equation

8.

A hypothesis is never wrong.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

the thing changed on purpose in the experiment

b)

an explanation about what you observed

c)

using your 5 senses to gather data

d)

an educated guess about the outcome of an experiment

10.

Choose 2 inferences about this picture.

a)

Today is the dog's birthday.

b)

There is a candle on the cake.

c)

The dog has a tag on the collar.

d)

The dog will eat the cake.

11.

Which of these is an observation?

a)

The dog is 4 years old.

b)

The dog is wearing a hat.

12.

Choose 2 inferences about this picture.

a)

The person is wearing brown shoes.

b)

There are 2 carts showing in the picture.

c)

The person is trying to climb up in the dryer to hide.

d)

The cart is used for hanging and sorting clothes.

13.

Which statement is an observation about this picture?

a)

There are washing machines or dryers in the picture.

b)

The woman is at a laundry mat.

14.

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

a)

The van is tan.

b)

The van is inside the KFC.

c)

The wall is broken.

d)

Someone has already called 911.

15.

The penguins are black and white.

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Inference

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Quantitative Observation

16.

Which of the following is an observation about the man in this picture:

a)

The man hates his purple shirt.

b)

The man has a purple shirt.

c)

The man is having a bad day.

d)

This man is upset because he's hungry

17.
When scientists collect data that is measurable with numbers, we call it...
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
c)
hypothetical
d)
graphable
18.
Data that is descriptive, using qualities or characteristics, and your 5 senses is called...
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
c)
non-scientific
d)
hypothesis
19.
You want to collect data on the taste of apples to help a farmer grow sweeter apples in his orchard.  You have your assistants describe apples as "sweet" or "tart".   This is called ____ data
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
c)
not scientific
d)
hypothetical
20.
Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data. 
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
21.
If your teacher asked you to make qualitative observations about the class’s pet hamster, which group of words might be used?
a)
A  mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, age of 16 months
b)
A  mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, cute
c)
A  long hair, white and brown colored, soft
d)
A  temperature, length, weight