Free Printable Scientific Process Skills Test Review

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Scientific Process Skills Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

The white candle has a cylindrical shape. it has a diameter of about 3 cm. the length of the candle is 20 cm. It is hard, smooth and can be scratched. There is a white wick that extends from top to bottom.

Which is a qualitative observation from the sentence?

a)

diameter of about 3 cm

b)

length is 20 cm

c)

hard, smooth and can be scratched

2.

It is a basic science process skills that suggests explanations of an observation based on past experiences.

a)

observing

b)

inferring

c)

measuring

d)

classifying

3.

How would you describe the following data?

Favourite food…

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

4.

How would you describe the following data?

Hair length…

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

5.

How would you describe the following data?

Hair colour…

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

6.

How would you describe the following data?

Age….

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

7.

How would you describe the following data?

Shoe size….

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

8.

Which of these statements is NOT a claim?

a)

Global temperatures are increasing due to carbon dioxide.

b)

Missing assignments do not affect your grades.

c)

I like blue Jolly Ranchers.

9.

Why do you need to include reasoning in your CER?

a)

It shows how or why the evidence supports the claim

b)

It provides justification about why the evidence is important

c)

It includes the scientific principle to support the claim

d)

All of the above

10.

Which of the following statements is an inference about the picture

a)

The vase is broken.

b)

The girls' bow is blue and purple.

c)

The girl broke the vase.

d)

The girl has blonde hair.

11.

Which of the following is an observation about this picture?

a)

The boy has fallen off his bike.

b)

The boy is in a lot of pain.

c)

The boy has injuries to his knees

d)

The boy learned his lesson about wheelies

12.

Scenario: you walk into the science classroom and see an unfamiliar adult at the front of the room. You also see that Mrs Waterhouse is not in the room. You wonder where she could be. Which of these is an inference?

a)

You walk into science.

b)

You see an unfamiliar adult.

c)

You do not see Mrs. Waterhouse

d)

"Maybe she's home sick today"

13.

Which of the following is an observation about the man in this picture:

a)

The man hates his purple shirt.

b)

The man has a purple shirt.

c)

The man is having a bad day.

d)

This man is upset because he's hungry

14.

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately _________.

a)

Run for the fire extinguisher.

b)

Notify your instructor.

c)

Throw water on the fire.

d)

Open the windows.

15.

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the test tube ________.

a)

Toward yourself.

b)

Toward your lab partner.

c)

Toward another classmate.

d)

Away from all people.

16.

The following footwear is required in the lab ________.

a)

Sandals.

b)

Open-toe shoes.

c)

Closed-toe shoes.

d)

Shoes appropriate for the weather.

17.

True or False:

Chipped or cracked glassware is ok to use.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

( Fill in the blank) Long hair should be ____________ in the laboratory.

a)

tied back

b)

cut

c)

down

d)

curled

19.

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

a)

visit school nurse

b)

text your parent

c)

see a doctor after school

d)

tell teacher immediatly

20.

The proper technique for smelling chemicals is ______________

a)

keeping your nose close to the glassware

b)

wafting

c)

to sniff only a small amount

d)

Trick question; you never are allowed to smell chemicals in class

21.

True or False: Laboratory work can be started immediately upon entering the laboratory even if the instructor is not yet present.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

After completing an experiment, all wastes should be

a)

taken home

b)

tossed in the trash can

c)

disposed of according to your teacher's directions

d)

left out for someone else to clean

23.

A broad and comprehensive statement of what is thought to be true; it is supported by much evidence.

a)

hypothesis

b)

theory

c)

guess

d)

fact

24.

Which of the following can be used to test a hypothesis?

a)

experiment

b)

theory

c)

law

d)

variable

25.

The dependent variable goes on the:

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

26.

The independent variable goes on the:

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

27.

What is reasoning?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Explaining how evidence supports a claim

c)

Used to prove something true or false

28.

What is evidence ?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Anything you see, hear or read or experience that causes you to believe something is true.

c)

Long and detailed paragraph

29.

What is a claim?

a)

Answers a question or problem

b)

long and detailed paragraph

c)

Explains why something happened

30.

Why do we need evidence?

a)

To answer a question

b)

To show how and why

c)

To prove our claim is true

31.

Why do we need reasoning?

a)

To show how and why

b)

to answer a question

c)

To prove your claim is true

32.

What does CER stand for?

a)

Create Evaluate Respond

b)

Consider Evidence Relevant

c)

Claim Evidence Reasoning

d)

Cause Examine Real-life

33.

Students observe plant and animal cells under the microscope and use a Venn diagram to compare what they observe.

a)

Descriptive

b)

Comparative

c)

Experimental

34.

What are the three types of investigations?

a)

Procedure, Experiment, Results

b)

Descriptive, Comparative, Experimental

c)

Hypothesis, Variables, Experiment

d)

Research, Constants, Control

35.

In which type of investigation would you count the number of leaves on a plant?

a)

Descriptive

b)

Comparative

c)

Experimental

36.

In which type of investigation would you look for similarities between 2 different plants?

a)

Descriptive

b)

Comparative

c)

Experimental

37.

In which type of investigation would you compare the growth of pants given different amounts of fertilizer to a plant that was not given any fertilizer?

a)

Descriptive

b)

Comparative

c)

Experimental

38.

There are fourteen red roses on my birthday cake.

a)

inference

b)

observation

c)

prediction

39.

I smelled fresh bread when I walked in the school hallway this morning.

a)

inference

b)

observation

c)

prediction

40.

Football practice may be cancelled today due to a possible thunderstorm.

a)

inference

b)

observation

c)

prediction

41.

A student recorded how many commercials she saw in one week. Her results are recorded above. What can you you infer?

a)

The tv shows lasted longer on Monday.

b)

She watched more tv on Monday.

c)

The tv shows didn't last as long as usual on Monday.

d)

She watched less tv on Monday.

42.

When you explain or interpret the things you observe, you are ____________.

a)

infering

b)

predicting

c)

observing

d)

claiming

43.

How are the skills of inferring and predicting alike? How are they different?

a)

Both involve making observations, but predictions are about what will happen and inferences are about what has happened.

b)

Only inferring involves making observations, but predictions are about what will happen and inferences are about what has happened.

c)

Only predicting involves making observations, but observations are about what will happen and inferences are about what has happened.

d)

There is nothing similar or different about the two. That is what makes them unique.

44.

Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?

a)

Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.

b)

Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.

c)

Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.

d)

Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.

45.

If your teacher asked you to make qualitative observations about the class’s pet hamster, which group of words might be used?

a)

A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, age of 16 months

b)

A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, cute

c)

A long hair, white and brown colored, soft

d)

A temperature, length, weight

46.

Walker is testing which fertilizer will grow the tallest grass. The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.

a)

constant (same)

b)

independent (changes)

c)

dependent (measured)

47.

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

a)

Monica's growth

b)

drinking milk

48.

A student uses 3 identical flowers but exposes them to different amounts of sunlight to see if the amount of sunlight effects their growth. Which is the independent variable?

a)

the amount of sunlight

b)

thew amount of growth

49.

A dependent variable is something that depends on other factors.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

In scientific experiments, the independent variable should be

a)

Chosen by another, independent scientist

b)

Held constant

c)

changed on purpose by the experimenter

d)

ignored

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