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WorksheetsVocabulary 7th Grade 24-25
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What does it mean to observe?
To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.
To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.
To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, or mass.
To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.
What does it mean to classify?
To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.
To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.
To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.
To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.
What does it mean to measure?
To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.
To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, or mass.
To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.
To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.
What does it mean to infer?
To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.
To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.
To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.
An explanation for an observation you made.
What does it mean to hypothesize?
To gather information using your 5 senses or a scientific tool.
To come up with an explanation that can be tested by an experiment.
To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.
To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, or mass.
What does qualitative mean?
Observations using your 5 senses.
Observations using a scientific tool and recorded as numbers.
To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.
To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.
What does quantitative mean?
Observations using your 5 senses.
Observations using a scientific tool and recorded as numbers.
To organize into groups based on similar characteristics.
To make a quantitative observation such as length, volume, mass.
What does the term "Interpret" mean?
To judge or calculate the quality or value of something.
To explain the meaning of something.
Information collected for use.
An opinion or decision that is made after an investigation.
What does the term "Evaluate" mean?
To explain the meaning of something.
A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
To judge or calculate the quality or value of something.
The factors that are kept the same in an experiment.
What is a "Hypothesis"?
Information collected for use.
An opinion or decision that is made after an investigation.
A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
The factors that are kept the same in an experiment.
What is "Data"?
Information collected for use.
To explain the meaning of something.
An opinion or decision that is made after an investigation.
The factors that are kept the same in an experiment.
What does the term "Conclusion" mean?
To judge or calculate the quality or value of something.
A possible explanation for an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations.
An opinion or decision that is made after an investigation.
Information collected for use.
What are "Constants" in an experiment?
Information collected for use.
The factors that are kept the same in an experiment.
To explain the meaning of something.
An opinion or decision that is made after an investigation.
What is a Control Group used for in an experiment?
It is the group that receives the variable being tested.
It is used for comparison and does not get tested with the variable.
It is the group that receives the most changes.
It is the group that is not included in the experiment.
What is a variable in an experiment?
A constant factor that does not change.
Any factor that changes and affects the outcome of an experiment.
A factor that is always the same in every experiment.
A factor that is not measured in the experiment.
What is a Test Variable (Independent Variable)?
The variable that the experimenter decides to change to see if there is or is not an effect.
The variable that responds to the change in the experiment.
The variable that is kept constant throughout the experiment.
The variable that is not included in the experiment.
What is an Outcome Variable (Dependent Variable)?
The variable that the experimenter decides to change.
The variable that is kept constant throughout the experiment.
The variable that responds to the change in the experiment.
The variable that is not measured in the experiment.
What is the purpose of research in an experiment?
To make a hypothesis without any prior information.
To look up information or read about your topic to try to find out more information.
To change the variables in the experiment.
To conclude the results of the experiment.
What is a Graph used for in an experiment?
To write down the hypothesis.
To list the materials needed for the experiment.
To visually represent your data and help understand the numbers.
To describe the procedure of the experiment.
What is the definition of "data" in the context of an experiment?
It is the hypothesis of the experiment.
It is the conclusion drawn from the experiment.
It is all the measurements taken from doing the experiment.
It is the materials used in the experiment.
What does "replication" mean in scientific research?
A scientist will do multiple trials of their own experiment.
Process of OTHER scientists duplicating a study to verify the accuracy of the results.
The initial trial of an experiment.
The process of forming a hypothesis.
What is "repetition" in the context of scientific experiments?
A scientist will do multiple trials of their own experiment.
Process of OTHER scientists duplicating a study to verify the accuracy of the results.
The initial trial of an experiment.
The process of forming a hypothesis.
What is the definition of "energy"?
Energy of motion.
Heat energy.
Ability to do work.
Energy resulting in the movement of charged particles.
What is "kinetic energy"?
Energy of motion.
Stored energy an object has.
Heat energy.
Energy resulting in the movement of charged particles.
What is "potential energy"?
Energy of motion.
Stored energy an object has which can change based on its position or shape.
Heat energy.
Energy resulting in the movement of charged particles.
What is "thermal energy"?
Energy of motion.
Stored energy an object has.
Heat energy - the faster the particles are moving, the hotter the object is.
Energy resulting in the movement of charged particles.
What is "electrical energy"?
Energy of motion.
Stored energy an object has.
Heat energy.
Energy resulting from the movement of charged particles.
What type of energy is found in food, fuel, and cells?
Sound energy
Radiant energy
Chemical energy
Conduction
What does the law of conservation of energy state?
Energy can be created and destroyed
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed
Energy is always lost in transformations
Energy can only be created, not destroyed
What is energy transformation?
The process of energy being lost
The change of energy from one form to another
The creation of new energy
The destruction of energy
What type of energy creates noise through vibrations?
Radiant energy
Chemical energy
Sound energy
Conduction
What is radiant energy?
Energy that creates noise through vibrations
Energy that has been harnessed from the sun and can be transformed into many other types of energy
Energy in food and fuel
Method of heat transfer that requires direct contact
What is conduction?
Method of heat transfer that requires direct contact
Method of heat transfer involving EM waves
Energy that creates noise through vibrations
Energy that has been harnessed from the sun
What is radiation in terms of heat transfer?
Method of heat transfer that requires direct contact
Method of heat transfer involving EM waves
Energy that creates noise through vibrations
Energy in food and fuel
What is the method of heat transfer through the movement of gas or liquid called?
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
Insulation
Which of the following is a material that is a poor conductor of heat?
Metal
Plastic
Water
Air
What is the term for energy transferred from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature?
Conduction
Heat
Radiation
Insulation
Which material transfers heat very well?
Wood
Plastic
Metal
Paper
What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
0°C
100°C
273°C
373°C
What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin?
0 Kelvin
100 Kelvin
273 Kelvin
373 Kelvin
What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
0°C
100°C
273°C
373°C
Which temperature scale is most commonly used in the United States?
Celsius
Kelvin
Fahrenheit
Rankine
What is the freezing point of water in Kelvin?
0 Kelvin
100 Kelvin
273 Kelvin
373 Kelvin
Which temperature scale is most commonly used in the world and by scientists?
Celsius
Kelvin
Fahrenheit
Rankine
Which temperature scale is commonly used by physicists?
Celsius
Kelvin
Fahrenheit
Rankine
What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance?
mechanical energy
temperature
density
volume
What is the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of an object called?
temperature
mass
mechanical energy
volume
Which theory states that all particles that make up matter are in constant motion?
Theory of Relativity
Kinetic Theory of Matter
Quantum Theory
Atomic Theory
What is the circular motion of liquids or gases caused by differences in density due to temperature differences called?
conduction
radiation
convection current
thermal expansion
What is the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass?
imperial system
metric system
customary system
binary system
What does the prefix "centi-" mean?
thousandth
hundredth
tenth
millionth
What does the prefix "milli-" mean?
thousandth
hundredth
tenth
millionth
Which instrument is used to hold liquids and has a narrow neck to prevent splashes?
graduated cylinder
Erlenmeyer flask
beaker
test tube
Which instrument is used to measure the precise volume of a liquid?
beaker
Erlenmeyer flask
graduated cylinder
test tube
Which tool is used to measure mass?
graduated cylinder
triple beam balance
Erlenmeyer flask
thermometer
What type of graph has data points that are joined by a line?
bar graph
pie chart
line graph
scatter plot
What is the curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid called?
meniscus
concave
convex
parabola
What is the mass per unit volume or the degree of compactness of a substance called?
volume
mass
density
weight
What is the amount of space an object takes up called?
mass
volume
density
weight
What is a measure of the amount of matter in an object?
volume
density
mass
weight
