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Earth Science Foundations

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using any of your 5 senses to describe the world around you.

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

c)

Prediction

d)

Logical Theory

2.

Which of these is an observation?

a)

The dog is 4 years old.

b)

The dog is wearing a hat.

3.
What is an inference? 
a)
Just a random guess
b)
A prediction or logical conclusions about our observations
c)
The same as an observation
d)
deciding if an observation is qualitative or quantitative
4.

Which two of these can be observations about a gorilla?

a)

The gorilla wants a bigger banana.

b)

The gorilla has 5 fingers on his right hand.

c)

The gorilla is hungry.

d)

The gorilla has dark brown hair.

5.
Observations like the color or texture of an object are ________________ observations.
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
c)
operational
d)
scientific
6.
Observations like measurements are ____________ observations
a)
quantitiative
b)
qualitative
c)
operational
d)
scientific
7.
The least amount of students like red juice
a)
observation
b)
inference
8.

What is the basic unit of length

a)

foot

b)

inches

c)

meter

d)

yards

9.
Which one is not in the metric system?
a)
Kilometer
b)
Yard
c)
Centimeter
d)
Meter
10.

A unit of length in the metric system is the:

a)

Liter

b)

Meter

c)

Gram

d)

Newton

11.

A unit of mass in the meteric system is the:

a)

Centimeter

b)

Gram

c)

Liter

d)

Ounce

12.

Which unit would be best to measure the length of a pencil?

a)

meters

b)

kilometers

c)

Centimeters

d)

Decimeters

13.

Which of the following metric measurements would be used to measure the length of a football field?

a)

centimeters

b)

kilometers

c)

meters

d)

millimeters

14.

The standard for temperature in the metric system is....

a)

Celsius

b)

Kelvin

c)

Fahrenheit

d)

Marvin

15.

In Celsius, water freezes at...

a)

0 C

b)

32 C

c)

100 C

d)

212 C

16.

400 cm = _____ m

a)

4,000 cm

b)

40 mm

c)

4 km

d)

4 m

17.

In Celsius, water boils at...

a)

0 C

b)

32 C

c)

100 C

d)

212 C

18.

When you are converting from a smaller measurement to a larger measurement in the metric system, what direction does the decimal move?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

stays the same

d)

it disappears

19.

Mass, Volume and density are all properties of what?

a)

Gravity

b)

Formulas

c)

Matter

d)

Weight

20.

What does Matter make up?

a)

solids

b)

gases

c)

liquids

d)

all of the above

21.

Mass changes when gravitational force changes

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Mass is measured using what?

a)

scale

b)

glass

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

displacement

23.

What type of formula does length X width X height

is used to calculate the volume of?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

d)

plasma

24.

Which of the following is not a unit of volume?

a)

L

b)

mL

c)

m3m3  

d)

cm2cm2^{ }   

25.

A graduated cylinder is used to measure the volume of what?

a)

plasma

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

gas

26.

To calculate the density of an object, its mass is ________its volume?

a)

added to

b)

divided by

c)

multiplied by

d)

subtracted from

27.

What does density measures?

a)

how much liquid is in an object

b)

how tightly packed an objects particles are

c)

The amount of space an object takes up

d)

the amount of matter contained in an object

28.

If the volume of an object is 5 cm3cm^3  and its mass is 55g, what is its density?

a)

11g/ cm3cm^3  

b)

50cm 3/g

c)

15 g/cm

d)

275 g/ cm3cm^3  

29.

What is the volume of the water in the graduated cylinder? (TYPE THE NUMBER ONLY - DON'T TYPE MILLILITERS BEHIND THE NUMBER)

(a)  

30.
If a block of wood has a density of 0.6 g/cm3 and a mass of 120 g, what is its volume?
a)
200 cm3
b)
0.005 cm3
c)
200.0 ml
d)
72 ml
31.
Why do some substances float on water?
a)
they are warmer than water
b)
they are cooler than water
c)
they are more dense than water
d)
they are less dense than water
32.

What is the formula for Volume?

a)

Mass/Volume

b)

Density x Volume

c)

Mass/Density

d)

Volume/Mass

e)

Density/Mass

33.

The amount of space an object takes up.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

weight

34.

A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

weight

35.

As a substance is HEATED its VOLUME...

a)

increase

b)

decreases

c)

remains equal

36.

As a substance is COOLED its VOLUME...

a)

increase

b)

decreases

c)

remains equal

37.

As a substance is COOLED its DENSITY...

a)

increase

b)

decreases

c)

remains equal

38.

What type of graph is it?

a)

bar chart

b)

pie chart

c)

line graph

d)

flow chart

39.
What is the type of association?
a)
Negative 
b)
no association
c)
positive 
40.
What type of association does this graph have?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
all of the above
41.
The following scatter plot shows Pam's training as she prepares to run a 6 mile race at the end of the month.  Which of the following would be a reasonable approximation for the length of time it would take for her to run 6 miles? 
a)
A. 50 min
b)
B. 80 min
c)
C. 45 min
d)
D. 60 min
42.
What type of association does this graph have?
a)
positive 
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
all of the above

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