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WorksheetsQuarterly #2 REVIEW 2023
Total questions: 142
Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins
A possible explanation, what you think will happen, to a problem that has not yet been tested.
data
theory
hypothesis
fact
This variable in an experiment that is the ONE being deliberately (on purpose) changed by the scientist.
dependent variable
independent variable
data
control group
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
yes
no
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results in greater detail. This includes what you think may have gone wrong and what you would like to test next.
conclusion
procedures
materials
responding variable
A series of procedures used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
scientific method
recipe
data collection
metric system
In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be worked with at a time?
one
none
two or more
how ever many makes sense.
The order of steps you need to follow that help you conduct an experiment.
obervations
question/problem
materials
procedures
Mrs. O sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a 10 foot ramp. Identify the independent variable.
distance traveled by the ball
height of the ramp
mass of the ball
weight of the ball
Mrs. O sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a 10 foot ramp. Identify the dependent variable.
height of the ramp
distance traveled by the ball
mass of the ball
weight of the ball
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a baseball affects how high the baseball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
Diameter of the ball
Force acting on the ball
Height that the ball bounces
Height from which the ball is dropped
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
Dependent
Independent
Control
Compound
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?
The type of plant
Water, apple juice, milk
The height of the plant
The color of the plant's leaves
What is a hypothesis?
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
I don't know.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
Come up with a question
Form a theory
Collect materials
Form a hypothesis
Write a conclusion
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
hypothesis
question/problem
procedures
conclusion
This part of the experiment remains the same so a comparison can be made.
experimental group
control variable
dependent variable
independent variable
Which of these contains steps of the Scientific Method in the BEST order?
Make a conclusion, ask a question, state your hypothesis, research, experiment, analyze
Research, state your hypothesis, ask a question, experiment, analyze the data, make a conclusion
Ask a question, research, state your hypothesis, experiment, analyze, make a conclusion
State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, make a conclusion, experiment, analyze the data
Why do we want to test only ONE independent variable at a time?
Because it is hard to setup a data table with more than one variable
To better identify what is causing the changes
It is what has always been done
It's easier to perform the experiment
The SUMMARY at the END of an experiment that explains the results in greater detail. This goes beyond writing about the data you collected.
conclusion
procedures
materials
results
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the control variables?
The type of plant, soil, sunlight
The type of plant, soil, sunlight, water
The type of plant, soil, sunlight, water, juice
The type of plant, soil, sunlight, water, juice, milk
The explanation of the charts or graphs you created. This does not include anything but FACTS based on the DATA you collected.
conclusion
procedures
materials
results
The items a scientist collects in order to conduct an experiment.
materials
questions
results
procedure
Most experiments begin with a _____ that a scientist has about something. Mrs. O was wondering why the taco sauce cleaned her penny so well.
material
question
result
conclusion
Which science process skill involves using your five senses to describe what you see, hear, smell, feel, and taste?
inferring
predicting
measuring
observing
Which science process skill uses numbers to describe an object?
inferring
predicting
measuring
observing
Which science process skill involves making up categories or grouping things together?
experimenting
measuring
classifying
analyzing data
Which science process skill uses a test under controlled conditions and follows steps?
measuring
experimenting
collecting information
inferring
Which science process skill involves sharing ideas through talking and listening, drawing and labeling pictures, graphs, etc.?
predicting
experimenting
measuring
communicating
Which science process skill involves guessing what might happen in the future using graphs and charts - not personal experience?
inferring
experimenting
predicting
communicating
You notice a boy has on a blue jacket.This is an example of a(n) ____.
inference
observation
prediction
hypothesis
If it is cold outside, then the boy will wear his blue jacket. This is an example of a(n) ___.
observation
inference
prediction
hypothesis
What science skill do you use when you read graphs about temperature?
inferencing
predicting
analyzing data
experimenting
There is a breeze blowing through your classroom disturbing a pile of papers. Your teacher places a hockey puck on the pile of papers. You think to yourself, “A hockey puck is a paper weight!” What process skill is demonstrated?
predicting
measuring
making models
making operational definitions
You look at the table and think to yourself that it seems to be 3 feet high. Then you decide to actually measure it. What process skill is demonstrated?
communicating
classifying
estimating and measuring
making operational definitions
For homework, you built a paper airplane. In class we tested the plane in various ways. What process skill is demonstrated?
making models
making operational definitions
estimating and measuring
classifying
It is a process of explaining data created from the experimentation on charts or graphs.
interpreting data
formulating hypothesis
experimenting
defining
I use a Lego set to build a miniature version of the Empire State Building. Which process skill is this demonstrating?
classifying
communicating
making operational definitions
making and using models
The ONE factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.
Controlled Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
The variable that is measured.
Controlled Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
The factors that stay the same or are constant throughout the experiment.
Control Variable
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be tested at a time?
one
none
two or more
how ever many makes sense.
Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.
What is the dependent variable?
Releasing the same way
Wing Length
Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor
Dropping from the same height
Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.
What is the independent variable?
Releasing the same way
Wing Length
Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor
Dropping from the same height
Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.
What are two controlled variables? (Select 2 answers)
Releasing the same way
Wing Length
Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor
Dropping from the same height
Cindy wanted to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. She placed two tomato plants in 10 inch pots with potting soil and watered them ¼ cup each day. One plant was placed under a cardboard box and one was placed in the sunlight. She measured the growth of the plant each week for three weeks.
What is the independent variable?
Using the same type of plant
Each plant was placed in a 10 inch pot
The growth of the plant
The amount of sunlight
Cindy wanted to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. She placed two tomato plants in 10 inch pots with potting soil and watered them ¼ cup each day. One plant was placed under a cardboard box and one was placed in the sunlight. She measured the growth of the plant each week for three weeks.
What is the dependent variable?
Using the same type of plant
Each plant was placed in a 10 inch pot
The growth of the plant
The amount of sunlight
Cindy wanted to find out how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. She placed two tomato plants in 10 inch pots with potting soil and watered them ¼ cup each day. One plant was placed under a cardboard box and one was placed in the sunlight. She measured the growth of the plant each week for three weeks.
What are two controlled variables? (Select 2)
Using the same type of plant
Each plant was placed in a 10 inch pot
The growth of the plant
The amount of sunlight
Things a scientist either measures, keeps the same, or changes when doing an experiment.
operational definitions
hypotheses
procedures
variables
Heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects.
hot to cold
cold to hot
cold to cold
hot to hot
The freezing point fo water is...
32 degrees Fahrenheit
0 degrees Celsius
all of the above
None of the above
The boiling point of water is...
212 degrees Fahrenheit
100 degrees Celsius
Both
None of the above
The TOTAL amount of energy in matter is _____ .
friction
thermal energy
conductor
heat
The FLOW of thermal energy form a warmer to a cooler substance is ___.
temperature
insulator
Celsius
heat
The MEASUREMENT of the movement of the particles in matter is ________.
thermal energy
heat
temperature
non of the above
4. If the atoms of an object are moving or vibrating slowly, the object would feel...
Cold
Hot
Unknown
If the ball cannot fit through the ring, which two things could help the ball fit through the ring. . .
heat up the ring to expand it
heat up the ball to expand it
cool down the ring to contract it
cool down the ball to contract it
If an object has particles that are moving very slowly, the object's temperature is ______.
hot
small
cold
big
Melting is.....
A process where a gas changes into a solid.
A process where a liquid changes into solid.
A process where a solid changes into gas.
A process where a solid changes into a liquid.
The temperature at which a substance changes states from a solid to a liquid
Freezing point
Melting point
Evaporation
Condensation
The change of state from solid to liquid is called
melting
freezing
gas
smog
Do all matter have the same boiling, melting, and freezing points?
Yes
No
Evaporation
A gas changes into a liquid
A solid changes into a liquid
A liquid changes into a gas
A liquid changes into a solid
Condensation
A gas changes into a liquid
A liquid changes into a gas
A solid changes into a liquid
A liquid changes into a solid
Evaporation happens because some particles in the liquid ...
... lose heat energy.
... gain heat energy.
Atoms remain in the same place.
Atoms become bigger.
Atoms bond in different ways.
Atoms dissolve to form a mixture.
Which of the following could indicate that a chemical change took place?
Change in color
Change in odor
Formation of Gas
All are correct
Which type of change is most often easily reversed?
Chemical
Physical
Both a physical and chemical change.
Neither a physical or chemical change.
Identify what type of change happening in the picture below...
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Endothermic Reaction
Exothermic Reaction
Identify what type of change happening in the picture below...
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Endothermic Reaction
Exothermic Reaction
Chemicals on the left side of an equation H + H + O = H2 O
reactant
product
evaporation
melting
chemicals on the right side of an equation H + H + O = H2 O
product
reactant
melting
burning
The chemical reaction between iron and oxygen in the air that degrades iron objects
burning
rusting
cooking
evaporation
Mixing sugar and water is a
chemical change
physical change
Copper turns green when exposed to the environment.
chemical change
physical change
Water freezes to form ice.
physical change
chemical change
What is digestion?
chemical change
physical change
The law of conservation of mass states that ________
the total mass of reactants is more than the total mass of products
the mass of a chemical reaction is not constant
the mass of a chemical reaction remains constant
the total mass of reactants is less than the total mass of products
What term is given to a reaction which transfers heat energy to the surroundings?
Endothermic
Reversible
Exothermic
Exotermic
In an endothermic reaction, energy is _________.
absorbed
released
_____ reactions usually feel hot!
endothermic
exothermic
____ reactions usually feel cold.
endothermic
exothermic
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
1
2
3
6
This is the smallest unit of an element.
molecule
atom
compound
nucleus
How many Oxygen atoms are in H2O?
1
2
0
4
How many atoms are in 7H₂O
3
14
21
15
Water is the universal ____.
solute
solvent
solution
solute + solvent =
solution
equation
The ______ is the smaller part of the solution.
solute
solvent
system of a down
when you __________ a solution, you make it less concentrated, usually by adding more liquid
concentrate
dilute
stir
mix
A soft drink that is more diluted is ______ in color and ______ in taste
darker, weaker
lighter, weaker
darker, stronger
lighter, stronger
A soft drink that is more concentration is _____ in color and _______ in taste
lighter, stronger
darker, weaker
lighter, weaker
darker, stronger
What could you do to the pitchers to make them more concentrated?
add more mix
add more water
When the density of a substance is higher than the density of water the substance ______________ in water.
Sinks
Floats
The blue numbers in the image represent ________
