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Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a system of learning about the natural world?

a)

Science

b)

Math

c)

Scooby Doo

d)

The Metric System

2.

The amount of space occupied by an object is its ________________.



a)

length

b)

volume

c)

mass

3.

The steps commonly used by scientists in gathering information to test hypotheses and solve problems are called _____.

a)

scientific inquiry

b)

hypothesis

c)

scientific method

4.
It is a measure of how close measurements come to each other when they are made in the same way
a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Error
d)
Extrapolation
5.

How close a measurement is to the true value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

6.

the amount of matter in an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

d)

Model

7.

any factor in an experiment that can be changed in order to study or test a hypothesis in a scientific experiment.

a)

evidence

b)

control group

c)

variable

d)

constant

8.

A unit of length in the metric system is the:

a)

liter

b)

gram

c)

meter

d)

Newton

9.

Which of these describes a natural phenomenon or relationship that always occurs under specific conditions

a)

theory

b)

law

10.
Scientific theories are based on
a)
general assumptions of how systems work.
b)
mathematical principles that can be proven true.
c)
large amounts of data collected over time.
d)
observations from within only one scientific discipline.
11.

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

a)

technology

b)

variable

c)

weight

d)

critical thinking