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Introduction to Science Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The length of the hallway is 52.6 meters long. Which of the following sets of data indicates both accuracy and precision?

a)

52.4 m, 52.5 m, 52.5 m, 52.6 m

b)

46.4 m, 52.6 m, 48.0 m, 65.9 m

c)

46.4 m, 46.2 m, 46.4 m, 46.4 m

d)

51 m, 54 m, 50 m, 55 m

2.

A person is playing darts. They are

a)

accurate.

b)

precise.

c)

both accurate and precise.

d)

neither accurate nor precise.

3.

How many significant figures are there in 3.5060?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

Members of the Fairview Track Club are running a 1.5 km race. What is the distance of the race in meters?

a)

0.15 m

b)

15 m

c)

150 m

d)

1,500 m

5.

How many significant figures are there in 0.0089?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

How many significant figures are there in 230,000?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

7.

In scientific measurement, you should try to be

a)

accurate.

b)

precise.

c)

both accurate and precise.

d)

neither accurate nor precise.

8.

Use the image to determine which statement below is an inference.

a)

The car is a RAV-4.

b)

The restaurant is a KFC.

c)

The KFC logo is white and red.

d)

The driver was speeding.

9.

Which statement below is an observation?

a)

The house is empty because there are no lights on.

b)

Her hair is brown because she dyed it last night.

c)

Her eyes are blue.

d)

Her hair has not been cut for two years.

10.

Use the image to answer the question. The ruler is one meter. What is the correct measurement for the black box?

a)

0.043 m

b)

0.43 m

c)

1.43 m

d)

4.3 m

11.

The following measurements were taken for the length of an object: 56.2 cm, 55.9 cm, 56.1 cm. The correct measurement was 45.3 cm. The measurements were

a)

accurate.

b)

precise.

c)

both accurate and precise.

d)

neither accurate nor precise.

12.

A loaf of bread has a mass of 1,362 g. What is the mass in kilograms (kg)?

a)

0.1362 kg

b)

1.362 kg

c)

13.62 kg

d)

13,620 kg

13.

The item that is altered by the scientist in the experiment is the

a)

control variable.

b)

dependent variable.

c)

independent variable.

14.

The item that is measured/collected by the scientist in the experiment is the

a)

control variable.

b)

dependent variable.

c)

independent variable.

15.

Significant figures are important because they indicate ___________. When measurements are used in calculations, the answer is only as precise as the _______ precise measurement used in the calculation. (Think of the saying that a team is only as strong as its weakest player).

a)

accuracy; least

b)

accuracy; most

c)

precision; least

d)

precision; most

16.

Hypothesis: If glycerin is used to make bubble solution, the bubbles will last longer.

What is the independent variable?

a)

if glycerin is added to the bubble solution or not

b)

the time that the bubbles last

c)

the bubble wand used to blow the bubbles

d)

the stopwatch used to time the bubbles

17.

Hypothesis: If glycerin is used to make bubble solution, the bubbles will last longer.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

if glycerin is added to the bubble solution or not

b)

the time that the bubbles last

c)

the bubble want used to blow the bubbles

d)

the stopwatch used to time the bubbles

18.

Hypothesis: If glycerin is used to make bubble solution, the bubbles will last longer.

What is/are some of the control variables? (hint: there may be more than one answer)

a)

if glycerin is added to the bubble solution or not

b)

the time that the bubbles last

c)

the bubble wand used to blow the bubbles

d)

the stopwatch used to time the bubbles

19.

When graphing data from an experiment, you plot the independent variable (manipulated variable) on which axis?

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

c)

you do not include the independent variable in the graph

20.

When graphing data from an experiment, you plot the dependent variable (responding variable) on which axis?

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

c)

you do not include the independent variable in the graph