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Chapter 1 Test Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of science?

a)

Physical

b)

Investigations

c)

Earth

d)

Life

2.

When a hypothesis is not supported then

a)

it needs to be modified

b)

it invalidates the experiment

c)

you change the data

d)

it does not matter

3.

Scientist communicate results through

a)

written journals

b)

science conferences

c)

the internet

d)

all of the above

4.

What is an act of uses your senses to gather information?

a)

Prediction

b)

Constant

c)

Observation

d)

Dependent

5.

What is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events?

a)

Prediction

b)

Constant

c)

Observation

d)

Dependent

6.

What are factors in an experiment that remain the same?

a)

Constants

b)

Variables

c)

Predication

d)

Model

7.

What is the metric system based off of?

a)

number 10

b)

the force of gravity on an object

c)

number 12

d)

amount of substance in an object

8.

What is volume?

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the amount of space taken up by an object

c)

the measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume

d)

the force acting on an object

9.

What are bar graphs?

a)

must add up to 100%

b)

uses categories to quickly represent data

c)

when a graph has no clear trend

d)

a line graph in which the data points yields a straight line

10.

What is an independent variable?

a)

what the scientist changes

b)

a data point that is clearly not a part of a graph trend

c)

when a graph has no clear trend

d)

the variable you measure

11.

What is a dependent variable?

a)

the factor that may change in response to the independent variable

b)

a replication of an experiment

c)

an attempt by a different group of scientist to conduct the same experiment

d)

the factor that is purposely changes to test hypothesis

12.

What units are for a small empty shoe box?

a)

cubic centimeters

b)

grams

c)

degrees

d)

liters

13.

If you purposely change temperature in an experiment that is your _____________.

a)

independent variable

b)

responding variable

c)

experimental variable

d)

dependent variable

14.

What unit is for a small amount of liquid medicine?

a)

millimeter

b)

milligram

c)

milliliter

d)

none of these

15.

What unit would you use to measure DeLaura Middle to Universal Studios?

a)

millimeters

b)

centimeters

c)

meters

d)

kilometers

16.

If you give rats different amounts of vitamin A to see how their weight is affected, what is the independent variable?

a)

groups of rats

b)

amount of vitamin A

c)

three weeks on diet

d)

their weight

17.

If you give rats different amounts of vitamin A to see how their weight is affected, what is the dependent variable?

a)

groups of rats

b)

amount of vitamin A

c)

three weeks on diet

d)

their weight

18.

Scientific knowledge is based on

a)

opinions

b)

evidence

c)

guesses

d)

predictions

19.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

an observation

b)

a repeated experiment

c)

a possible answer

d)

an accurate measure

20.

Which is a testable question?

a)

How do apples reproduce?

b)

Why is my dog the best behaved?

c)

Where can I look to view Venus?

d)

How does the mass of the car affect its speed?

21.

What do scientist use?

a)

observations

b)

question asking

c)

research

d)

all of these

22.

What describes a scientific model?

a)

only can be accessed on computers

b)

involves electricity

c)

helps visualize concepts

d)

always has accuracy

23.

What is the most important in getting valid results?

a)

Technology

b)

Unbiased observer

c)

Controlled outcome

d)

Only one changed variable

24.

What does the "R" in DRY MIX mean?

a)

right side

b)

retest

c)

results

d)

responding

25.

What does the "I" in DRY MIX mean?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Isolated

c)

Inclusive

d)

Impossible

26.

What kind of graph is this?

a)

Bar graph

b)

Pie Chart

c)

Line graph

d)

Scatter plot

27.

What is the independent variable? (remember DRY MIX)

a)

Scores on 10 basic math tests

b)

The score

c)

The test number

d)

The data

28.

What is the dependent variable? (remember DRY MIX)

a)

Scores on 10 basic math tests

b)

The score

c)

The test number

d)

The data