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ICP: Nature of Science Practice

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called

a)

Inferring

b)

Observing

c)

Predicting

d)

Hypothesizing

2.

An educated guess or testable prediction is a

a)

theory

b)

law

c)

hypothesis

d)

conclusion

3.

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



a)

length

b)

volume

c)

mass

4.

Observations that deal with a number or amount are called

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

5.

The variable that is changed by the scientist to test a hypothesis is called the _________________________ .

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

control

6.

The _________________________ is the base metric unit of mass.

a)

Liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

7.

What type of graph shows trends over time?

a)

Circle graph

b)

Line graph

c)

Bar graph

8.

A prediction about a problem that can be tested is ____________________

a)

variable

b)

hypothesis

c)

theory

d)

law

9.

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control variable

10.

A scientific hypothesis is ________________

a)

a guess

b)

a proposed explanation that can be tested

c)

the correct answer to a question

d)

another important opinion in science

11.

What variable goes on the x-axis?

a)

independent

b)

dependent

c)

variable

d)

control

12.
In this graph, what is the dependent variable? 
a)
Walla Walla Island
b)
Time
c)
Number of Deer
13.

7,000 g = ____ kg

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7

d)

0.07

14.

648 g = ____ mg

a)

6,480

b)

64,800

c)

648,000

d)

64.8

15.

240 cm = ___________ m

a)

2400

b)

24

c)

2.4

d)

0.24

16.

3 km = ___________ mm

a)

30

b)

300

c)

3,000

d)

3,000,000

17.

68 cm = ___________ mm

a)

0.68

b)

6.8

c)

68

d)

680

18.

32.9 km = ___________ cm

a)

32,900

b)

329,000

c)

3,290,000

d)

32,900,000

19.
Which unit is the smallest?  
a)
km
b)
mm
c)
m
d)
cm 
20.

Select the largest unit.

a)

kilogram

b)

centigram

c)

decigram

d)

decagram

21.

15 m = _____ mm

a)

15,000

b)

1,500

c)

0.015

d)

150

22.

1000 grams = _____ kilograms

a)

0.0001

b)

1,000,000

c)

10

d)

1

23.

1 L = _______ mL

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

24.
The base unit for length is the
a)
second
b)
gram
c)
meter
d)
liter
25.
What unit would you use to measure the height of an elephant?
a)
millimeter
b)
decimeter
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
26.
What would be the best unit of measurement to measure the length of a toothbrush?
a)
millimeters
b)
meters
c)
centimeters
d)
kilometers
27.
Which is most likely the mass of a high  school student?
a)
10 kg
b)
50 kg
c)
600 kg
d)
2500 kg
28.

Select the smallest unit.

a)

decimeter

b)

meter

c)

hectometer

d)

kilometer

29.

Which of the following options is the base unit?

a)

kilometer

b)

centimeter

c)

meter

d)

millimeter

30.

To change kilometers to meters, move the decimal place...

a)

3 to the right.

b)

3 to the left.

c)

2 to the right.

d)

1 to the left.

31.

Convert 1.98 ms to s.

a)

0.00198 s

b)

198 s

c)

1,980 s

d)

0.0198 s

32.
What measurement is not part of the metric system?
a)
millimiter
b)
centimeter
c)
meter
d)
inch
33.

Read the graduated cylinder

(a)  

34.
What is the mass?
a)
155g
b)
105g
c)
105.6g
d)
105.2g
35.
What is mass?
a)
a measure of the amount of matter an object contains
b)
a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
a temperature scale
36.
a)

3 cm

b)

7 cm

c)

4 cm

d)

5 cm

37.
Measure to the nearest milliliter.
a)
73 mL
b)
73.0 mL
c)
76 mL
d)
76.1 mL
38.
T11 - What can you infer about the temperature for E.coli bacterial growth?
a)
E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.
b)
E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.
c)
E.coli grows best at very low temperatures
d)
E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.
39.
How many students spent 7 hours doing homework that week?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
40.
Students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster. 
What was the Independent Variable?
a)
Amount of Candy
b)
Amount of Water
c)
Temperature of Water
d)
Time for Candy to Dissolve
41.
The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.
a)
Constants
b)
independent
c)
Dependent
42.
In which year did exactly 60 students have scholarships?
a)
2010
b)
2011
c)
2012
d)
2013
43.

The graph shows the number of inches a plant grew each week.

Between which 2 weeks did the plant grow the MOST?

a)

Week 1 and Week 2

b)

Week 2 and Week 3

c)

Week 3 and Week 4

d)

Week 4 and Week 5

44.

Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What are two controlled variables? (Select 2 answers)

a)

Dropping the same way

b)

Wing Length

c)

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

d)

Dropping from the same height

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