WorksheetsScience Exam #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the scientific method?
a)
A way of making non-scientific observations
b)
The process of solving a problem
c)
A series of practices scientists use to answer questions and investigate problems.
d)
A way to summarize findings from multiple investigations
2.
Which of the following is NOT part of the scientific method?
a)
collecting evidence
b)
doing tests
c)
applying logic
d)
keeping experimental discoveries a secret
3.
What are scientific explanations based on?
a)
Evidence
b)
Guesses
c)
Opinions
d)
Popularity
4.
What is typically a final step in the scientific method?
a)
form a hypothesis
b)
make observations
c)
communicate results
d)
draw conclusions
5.
A scientific observation is:
a)
Based on opinions
b)
Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom
c)
Based on facts
d)
based on your personal beliefs
6.
A(n) ______ is a representation of an idea or process.
a)
Argument
b)
Experiment
c)
Model
d)
Observation
7.
Along with experiments, scientists can also collect data through __________.
a)
Debates
b)
Explanations
c)
Observations
d)
Theories
8.
What is an observation?
a)
Something you measure or detect with your senses.
b)
The way you feel about something
c)
An educated guess
d)
A theory that has been disproved
9.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
An observation based on feelings or emotions
b)
An educated prediction or answer to a testable question
c)
A random guess
d)
10.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
Science is a continually ongoing process.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What is the process of scientists reviewing each other's work before it is published?
a)
Computational thinking
b)
Mathematical modeling
c)
Peer review
d)
Science fair
13.
Which tool helps you observe something very small
a)
A calculator
b)
tongs
c)
a petri dish
d)
a microscope
14.
Which of the following tools is not used for measurement?
a)
a meter stick
b)
a flask
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
a thermometer
15.
Shawn is mixing a solution in the science lab. To stir it, he should
a)
use his fingers
b)
put a stopper on the beaker and shake
c)
use tongs
d)
use a stirring rod
16.
What is this tool called
a)
A wrench
b)
A ruler
c)
A caliper
d)
metric stick
17.
which of the following tools would a scientist use to determine the temperature of a solution
a)
a graduated cylinder
b)
a thermometer
c)
a balance beam
d)
a stopper
18.
which of the following tools would a biologist use to grow bacteria?
a)
a bunsen burner
b)
a flask
c)
a slide
d)
a petri dish
19.
The tree is 50 meters high, has 5 branches each with 12 leaves, and 1 long root.
a)
Quantitative observation
b)
Qualitative observation
c)
Inference
20.
Based on the way the clouds look, I think it is about to start raining.
a)
Quantitative observation
b)
Qualitative observation
c)
Inference
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