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Scientific Skills and Investigations

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you break glassware in the lab, you should...

a)

Tell the teacher so it can be cleaned up safely

b)

Clean it up quickly before the teacher notices

c)

Hide it somewhere so you don't get in trouble

2.

What is the name of this laboratory equipment?

a)

Beaker

b)

Flask

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Test Tube

3.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)

8.50 mL 

b)

7.50 mL 

c)
8 mL 
d)

.10 mL

4.

What is the name of this laboratory equipment?

a)

Beaker

b)

Flask

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Test Tube

5.
Which is NOT a step for reading a graduated cylinder properly?
a)
Make sure the cylinder sits in the stand vertically.
b)
Be sure to hold it up to eye-level when reading.
c)
Read the water's volume by the bottom of the meniscus.
d)

Know the value of the scale for the sub-graduates or "ticks".

6.

When should you tie back long hair or baggy clothing?

a)

When working with chemicals

b)

When working with fire

c)

When doing dissections.

d)

Any time you are working in the lab.

7.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)

19 mL 

b)

35.0 mL 

c)

24.00 mL 

d)
1.9 mL
8.

Which equipment is used to measure the mass?

a)

balance in grams

b)

scale in pounds

c)

beaker in milliliters

d)

ruler in millimeters

9.

The current knowledge concerning cells is the result of the investigations and observations of many scientists. The work of these scientists forms a well-accepted body of knowledge about cells. This body of knowledge is an example of a

a)
hypothesis
b)
controlled experiment 
c)
theory
d)
research plan
10.

At which position (letter) do you read the volume present in the measuring cylinder?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

11.

What does this Hazard Symbol mean?

a)

Flammable

b)

Hazardous to the Environment

c)

Corrosive

d)

Toxic

12.

What is the name of this laboratory equipment?

a)

Beaker

b)

Flask

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Test Tube

13.

We are seeing who can run farthest in 15 seconds, Ms. Scott or Mr. Davey. What are the independent and dependent variables?

a)

Independent: Time (15 seconds)

Dependent: Distance run

b)

Independent: Distance run

Dependent: Time (15 seconds)

14.
Which procedure must be followed for the results of an experiment to be considered valid?
a)
The experiment must be repeated a number of times and yield similar results.
b)
After one trial, the results of the experiment must be published.
c)
The results must be expressed in the form of a table or graph.
d)
The data must include metric measurements.
15.

The best reason to keep you lab neat and clean:

a)

My teacher is a neat-freak

b)

I won't get confused.

c)

It keeps the room from looking messy.

d)

It is safer and helps prevent accidents.

16.

What does this Hazard Symbol mean?

a)

Flammable

b)

Hazardous to the Environment

c)

Corrosive

d)

Toxic

17.

Which of the following is the label for the independent variable.

a)

Money Collected

b)

Raising Money

c)

Boxes Sold

d)

None of the above

18.

Which of the following pieces of equipment would you NOT use to measure a volume of a liquid?

a)

Pipette

b)

Volumetric flask

c)

Beaker

d)

Graduated cylinder

19.
What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Control
20.
What is an if....then statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment or how the Independent variable effects the dependent variable?
a)
Conclusion
b)
Materials
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Problem
21.
What are the number of times each level of the independent variable is tested?
a)
constants
b)
control 
c)
repeated trials
d)
dependent variable
22.
What is the length of this crayon to the nearest tenth of a centimeter?
a)
7 cm
b)
7.1
c)
7.0 cm
d)
7.1 cm
23.

Find the mean or average of these numbers:
2, 57, 38, 42, 6

a)
29
b)
38
c)
50
d)
145
24.

What does this Hazard Symbol mean?

a)

Flammable

b)

Hazardous to the Environment

c)

Corrosive

d)

Toxic

25.
On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes

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