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Science week 1st yr quiz

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What Safety Symbol is this? 
a)
Eye Protectin
b)
Hand Protection
c)
Caustic Substance
d)
Animal Safety
2.
What does this tool measure?
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
density
d)
volume
3.
 The following footwear is best in the laboratory. 
a)
shoes appropriate for the weather
b)
open-toed shoes
c)
closed-toed shoes
d)
sandals
4.
Which of the senses must be protected when doing an activity concerning a solar eclipse?
a)
Touch
b)
Taste
c)
Sight
d)
Smell
5.
Which of the following items is necessary in a laboratory for safety purposes?
a)
Triple-beam balance
b)
Metric ruler
c)
Computer Monitor
d)
Fire extinguisher
6.
Which of the following would be safe to do during a lab activity?
a)
Running in the classroom
b)
Leaving a water spill on the floor
c)
Touching hot surfaces
d)
Following lab rules
7.
What is this science tool?
a)
thermometer
b)
hand lens
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
beaker
8.
The most important reasons for keeping your workspace neat is to ...
a)
make the teacher happy
b)
prevent accidents or unsafe situations
c)
lose materials in the lab
d)
prevent the room from looking messy
9.
I may get the science supplies I need for an experiment..
a)
when I think it is safe
b)
when the teacher gives me permission
c)
when the supplies are out and ready to use
d)
whenever I want
10.
When may a student perform an experiment in the science lab without teacher supervision?
a)
When the student has read the complete experiment
b)
When the student has the necessary supplies
c)
When another teacher gives permission
d)
Never
11.
What tool is used to measure temperature?
a)
meter stick
b)
thermometer
c)
balance
d)
spring scale
12.
What does this graduated cylinder measure?
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
weight
d)
length
13.
Students placed some frogs in a tank to study their behavior.  What should the students do for safety reasons after feeding the frogs?
a)
Wash the floor with soap and water
b)
Wash their hands with soap and water
c)
Rinse the frog tank with cool water
d)
Rinse the frogs with cool water
14.
You may eat or drink in the science laboratory...
a)
after you have washed your hands.
b)
on the days you are not doing a lab.
c)
only from the beakers.
d)
at no time unless given teacher approval.
15.
What should you do if a glass breakage occurs?
a)
Touch it to see if it is safe?
b)
Run out of the classroom
c)
Immediately tell your teacher
d)
Leave without telling anyone
16.
If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:
a)
guess
b)
change lab partners
c)
ask a teacher
d)
just sit quietly and do nothing
17.
What is this science tool?
a)
sun glasses
b)
safety goggles
c)
hand lenses
d)
beaker
18.

When instructions are being given you should....

a)

listen

b)

inspect your eyelids for holes

c)

ponder one of life's mysteries

d)

practice yoga

19.

The proper laboratory conduct is....

a)

safe and responsible

b)

wildly

c)

sleepily

d)

inattentive

20.

Part of being safe in the lab includes

a)

moving from table to table

b)

staying in your area

c)

leaving

d)

horseplay

21.

Appropriate dress includes

a)

flip flops

b)

closed toed shoes

c)

snow shoes

d)

flippers

22.

Googles belong

a)

holding your hair back

b)

snugly on you eyes

c)

on you forearm

d)

on the table

23.
This organelle acts like a gatekeeper, allowing some materials to pass through it, but not others. 
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
24.
What structure is in plant cells but not animal cells?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuole
25.
This organelle is a gel-like fluid that takes up most of the space inside the cell. 
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Vacuole
d)
Golgi Body
26.

Organelles where photosynthesis occurs, are green due to chlorophyll pigment found in them.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

27.

Saclike structures that store materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Vacuoles

28.

Which structures do plant cells have that animal cells do NOT have?

a)

cell wall

b)

large central vacuole

c)

chloroplasts

d)

all of these

29.
What structure is in plant cells but not animal cells?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuole
30.
The ___________ is the basic unit of life
a)
organ
b)
cell
c)
atom
d)
tissue
31.
In many cells, this is the structure that controls the cell's activities.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Organelle
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
32.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
33.
Identify letter I.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
34.
Identify letter H.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
golgi complex
d)
cytoplasm
35.
Identify letter B.
a)
golgi apparatus
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
36.
Which  structures are present in animal and plant cells?
a)
Vacuole, nucleus and cell membrane
b)
Nucleus, cell wall, cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane, chloroplast, cell wall
37.
All organisms are comprised of one or more ___________.  
a)
cells
b)
eggs
c)
water molecules
d)
DNA
38.
All __________ are made of cells. 
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
living organisms
d)
All of the above
39.
Cells work together to make _______.
a)
organs
b)
cells
c)
tissues
d)
organ systems
40.
Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys are examples of: 
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ systems
41.
Respiratory, Circulatory, Immune, and digestive are examples of: 
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ systems
42.
What is the total magnification of a microscope with two lenses when one lens has a magnification of 10x, and the other lens has a magnification of 30x?
a)
15x
b)
30x
c)
40x
d)
300x
43.
If your teacher asks you to move a microscope to table, how do you carry it?
a)
by the body tube and the eyepiece
b)
with one hand
c)
one hand on the arm and the other under the base
d)
with one hand on the base and the other on the eyepiece.
44.
What is part 1?
a)
eye piece
b)
body tube
c)
arm
d)
coarse adjust
45.

This part contains the lens you look through.

a)

nosepiece

b)

eyepiece

c)

low power objective lens

d)

high power objective lens

46.

This part of the microscope supports the specimen slide.

a)

base

b)

arm

c)

stage

d)

diaphragm

47.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

The Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

48.

What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

a)

O

b)

Ox

c)

O2

d)

Os

49.

What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Pierre Currie

d)

Albert Einstein

50.

The smallest particle of an element that can exist is called

a)

Nucleus

b)

Atom

c)

Cell

d)

Molecule

51.

Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Galileo Galilei

52.

The common cold is caused by a bacterium

a)

True

b)

False

53.

What is the process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid called?

a)

Melting

b)

Solidification

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

54.

Which metal is NOT magnetic?

a)

Iron

b)

Gold

c)

Cobalt

d)

Nickel

55.

What is the name we give to an elongated worm-like larva of a butterfly or moth?

a)

Eggs

b)

Caterpillar

c)

Chrysalis

d)

Praying mantis

56.

Gorillas are:

a)

Herbivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Poisonous

57.

If I dissolve sugar in water, what have I made?

a)

A matter

b)

A solution

c)

An element

d)

A decomposition

58.

Planet Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.

a)

Second

b)

Third

c)

Fourth

d)

First

59.

Which is the bone found between the knee and the hips?

a)

Mandible

b)

Lumbar

c)

Femur

d)

Tibia

60.

Which Creature's bite can lead to Lyme disease?

a)

Tick

b)

Flea

c)

Komodo dragon

d)

Rattlesnake

61.

What do the rings around Saturn mostly consist of?

a)

Fire

b)

Ice

c)

Diamond

d)

Sand

62.

What do herpetologists study?

a)

Mammals

b)

Fish

c)

Reptiles and amphibians

d)

Birds

63.

What gives Mars its red appearance?

a)

Iron Oxide

b)

Neon

c)

Mercury

d)

Zinc and tin

64.

What is the name of the organ in our bodies that pumps blood?

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Brain

d)

Stomach

65.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Allesandro Volta

66.

What is the unit of measure for mass?

a)

Pounds

b)

Grams

c)

Meters

d)

Liters

67.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

a)

Hot vs Cold

b)

Wet vs Dry

c)

Sun vs Ocean

d)

Short vs Long

68.

Cats eat rats. Rats eat grain. When grain is plentiful, what do you expect to happen?

a)

Rat population will decrease.

b)

Cat population will remain unchanged.

c)

Cat population will decrease.

d)

Cat population will increase.

69.
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
70.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
71.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
72.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
73.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Data

b)

Conclusion

c)

No Horse Play

d)

Observe a problem

74.
This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
75.
This is the group that we will compare our experimental group to. This group stays "normal."
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
 Normal Group
d)
Weird Group
76.

This is the group that is affected by the variable or the group that is changed.

a)

Control Group

b)

Experimental Group

c)

Changed Group

d)

Cool Group

77.

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into tables).

a)

observations

conclusion

b)

data

c)

variables

d)

hypothesis

78.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
79.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

An educated prediction or answer to a testable question

b)

A random guess

c)

An observation based on feelings or emotions

d)
80.

What is the best way to collect and record data?

a)

In a data table

b)

On post-it notes

c)

On scrap paper

d)

interpretive dance