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Nature of Science Quiz 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colleen is trying to determine whether the amount of water affects plant growth. What is the outcome variable?

a)

soil

b)

amount of water

c)

type of plant

d)

plant growth

2.

Colleen is trying to determine whether the amount of water affects plant growth. What is the independent variable?

a)

soil

b)

amount of water

c)

type of plant

d)

plant growth

3.

This problem solving method a uses a physical or computer based reproduction of something very small, very far away or very dangerous. It allows you to study something you would otherwise be unable to work with.

a)

model

b)

trial and error

c)

simulations

d)

observational studies

4.

Deciding which building is the tallest building without measuring would be ___________________ data

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

5.

Measuring how many pieces of candy would be ___________ data.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

6.

What is found in a well written hypothesis?

a)

If/then/because

b)

If/then and data

c)

If/then/because and data

d)

only data

7.

You write this after you've had a chance to do research on the topic, but before you actually do the experiment.

a)

conclusion

b)

hypothesis

c)

results

8.

This is written at the end of your experiment. It doesn't require research, but you do need to include data.

a)

conclusion

b)

hypothesis

c)

results

9.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid: water, juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, which variable is the dependent variable?
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of growth
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
10.
This double line graph for rainfall in two cities shows what pattern?
a)
rain is steady all year.
b)
it is rainier in the summer months than in winter.
c)
it is the rainiest in winter months.
d)
there is no rain, both cities are dry year round.
11.

A _____________ is a statement, based on repeated experiments or observations, that describe what is happening in nature.

a)

Scientific Theory

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Scientific Law

12.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

hypothesis

b)

question/problem

c)

procedures

d)

conclusion

13.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

14.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
15.
This is used to measure
a)
time
b)
capacity
c)
weight
d)
length
16.
Emily makes necklaces using beads that are 6 millimeters in diameter.  What is the diameter of each bead in centimeters?
a)
.6
b)
.06
c)
.006
d)
.0006
17.
How many cm's is in a meter?
a)
1000
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1
18.
What is length?
a)
the amount of matter in an object
b)
the amount of space an object takes up
c)
the distance between two points
d)
the amount of stuff in an object
19.
What is mass?
a)
the distance between two points
b)
the amount of matter (stuff) in an object
c)
the amount of space an object takes up
d)
the distance between three points
20.
What units do we use to measure mass?
a)
milliliters (mL)
b)
liters (L)
c)
centimeters (cm)
d)
grams (g)
21.
What is the length of the line?
a)
2.0 cm
b)
2.3 cm
c)
2.1 cm
d)
3.0 cm
22.
a)
buret
b)
erlenmeyer flask
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
beaker
23.
It measures temperature (degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit)
a)
Thermometer
b)
Test tube holder
c)
Bunsen burner
d)
Alcohol lamp
24.
What measurement is taken with this instrument?
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
distance
25.
600 cm =   ___ m 
a)
6 m 
b)
6,000 m
c)
60,000 m
26.
1 L = _______ mL
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
27.

Which amount is less 250 mL or 250 L?

a)

250 mL

b)

250 L

28.

Which is greater, 200 mm or 1 m?

a)

200 mm

b)

1m

29.

285 kg = ____ g

a)

285,000

b)

285

c)

2,850

d)

28,500

30.

8 meters = _____ cm

a)

80 cm

b)

800 cm

c)

8000 cm

d)

80,000 cm