Font size
WorksheetsSC PASS Prep
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 44mins
One way scientist analyze data is by using _________________________.
variable
theory
charts and tables
law
A representation that explains an object, theory or complex process
design
model
black box
collaboration
Controlled variables do not
change
happen
add data
interval
A good scientific conclusion includes
claim, evidence and reasoning
hypothesis and ending only
your opinion about how fun it was
pictures in color
A quantitative observation includes
numbers
words
colors
texture
Popeye states "Eating spinach will give you added strength." This is an example of
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
Insanity
Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
The mass of the sample is 562 grams.
The temperature was 24 degrees Celsius.
There were two caterpillars eating the leaf.
The grizzly bear's summer coat is thin and yellowish.
If I give more water to the cucumber plant, then it will grow quickly. This is an example of a(n) _____________.
Inference
Hypothesis
Observation
Explanation
A DIAGRAM/DRAWING of the earth is an example of a
model
chart
toy
graph
Models can be all of the following EXCEPT...
pictures
computer printer
3-D replica
diagrams/drawing
Once you develop a question in science, what steps follows for you to answer your question?
collect data and interpret it
draw conclusions
do research
design an experiment
All of the following are examples of models excepts
a computer program showing migration of species
a drawing of a rocket
a diagram of a flower's parts
a rain gauge
Scientists and Engineers must observe the world around them so that they can
Plan an experiment
Create a graph
ask questions and identify problems
tell other scientists
Cycads, ginkgo, and conifers are examples of __________.
Angiosperm
Gymnosperm
Pteridophytes
Bryophytes
Choose ALL the things plants need to survive.
food
light
water
friends
air
The roots of a plant are planted inside _________.
a bag
soil
the air
Choose ALL the things that are nonliving things.
a dog
a hat
a tree
a water bottle
Choose ALL the things that are living things.
headphones
a bird
a flower
a t-shirt
The is really small and grows into a new plant.
a stem.
a leaf.
a seed.
a root.
The part of the plant that moves the food and water up the plant like a straw is __________.
the root.
the stem.
the seeds.
the leaves.
What is the process that plants use to make food using light?
Branches
Photosynthesis
Leaves
What word means, "start to grow"?
mature
sapling
germinate
seedling
What word means, "an adult; fully grown and developed"?
germinate
mature
sapling
seedling
Eukarya is split into 4 categories called kingdoms. Which is NOT one of those kingdoms?
Protista
Animalia
Humania
Plantae
Which of these words describes organisms in the Animalia kingdom?
unicellular
multicellular
An organism made of only one cell is called?
unicelluar
multicellular
plantae
animalia
Paramecium move with _____________________.
cilia
flagella
pseudopodia
Amoeba move with _______________________.
cilia
flagella
pseudopodia
Euglena move with ________________________.
cilia
flagella
amoeba
A multicellular plant-like protist that provide almost 1/2 of the oxygen on earth is called ______________________.
Amoeba
Algae
slime mold
Protists are ______________________________.
unicellular
multicellular
either unicellular or multicellular
Another name for animal-like protists is ______________________.
Euglena
Protozoan
Organelle
Protists classified by how they obtain energy are:
Cilia, Flagella, and Pseudopod
Fungi-like, Plant-like, and Animal-like
Photosynthesis, Mitochondria, Cytoplasm
The jelly-like fluid inside a cell that holds organelles (moves in amoeba to project the pseudopod).
Cilia
Cytoplasm
Euglena
The three classification structures of locomotion:
Pseudopod, flagella, cilia
Plant, mitochondria, heterotroph
Heterotroph, autotroph, consumer
All protists contain this type of cell.
Eukaryote
Prokaryote
What is Energy?
The ability to do anything
The ability to cause change
The investigation of nature
A fact of life
What is an example of kinetic energy?
A bird sitting in a tree
A bouncy ball on the table
A car driving on the highway
A book on shelf
What is an example of potential energy?
A bowling ball rolling down a lane
A car parked in a lot
An apple falling from a tree
Sunlight heating up the atmosphere
Which has more potential energy?
A bird in a tree
A car in the garage
An airplane before takeoff
A child on a swing
How could you find the kinetic energy of an object?
Multiply the mass and speed of the object
Subtract the mass and speed of the object
Estimate the speed of the object
You cannot find the speed of moving objects
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
True
False
Total energy will always change in a system of objects.
True; energy is destroyed due to friction
False; energy cannot be destroyed, only transferred.
What is an example of sound energy?
A thermometer heating up
Solar panels generating electricity
A guitar string being plucked
A machine in an assembly line
What is considered work in science?
When someone puts a lot of effort into a task
When an object moves in the direction of an applied force
When force is applied but no movement occurs
Work isn't used in science
What is the definition of friction?
A force that resists the sliding of two objects that are touching
A force that increases sliding between two objects
The change from potential to kinetic energy
A transformation from radiant to mechanical energy
Which of the following describes an energy transformation?
When energy is lost due to friction
An electric motor moving a car
A solar panel powering a home
A television projecting a show
What transformation occurs in a toaster?
Electrical to radiant
Electrical to thermal
Thermal to mechanical
Solar to electrical
Energy can be transformed into many different forms:
True
False
