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Fields of Science/ Types of Observations

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biology, ecology, anatomy, physiology, genetics, zoology are all stuides in the category of...

a)

life science

b)

earth science

c)

physical science

2.
A method for studying the natural world is...
a)
science
b)
social studies
c)
english
d)
math
3.
Geology, geography, meteorology, astronomy, environmental science and oceanography are part of...
a)
earth science
b)
life science
c)
physical science
4.
Physics and chemistry are sub-catergories of this science that deals with the study of matter and energy...
a)
physical science
b)
life science
c)
earth science
5.

The study of living things is...

a)

biology

b)

anatomy

c)

genetics

d)

botay

6.

The study of Earth's materials, processes, and history is...

a)

geology

b)

oceanography

c)

climatology

d)

hydrology

7.

The study of energy, matter, and their interactions is...

a)

physics

b)

aerodynamics

c)

thermodynamics

d)

inorganic chemistry

8.

What person studies plants and animals?

a)

biologist

b)

social scientist

c)

geologist

d)

hydrologist

9.

A researcher stood at a school parking lot entrance to see if the color of a car is related to the driver not wearing a seatbelt.

a)

Observational Study

b)

Experiment

10.

One group of subjects was given an herbal supplement and another group was given a placebo. After one year, the number of illnesses each group had was compared.

a)

Observational Study

b)

Experiment

11.

A psychologist designed a study to test the effects of cell phone use on driving safety. Participants were randomly assigned either to drive an automobile simulator while talking to a friend on a cell phone or to drive a simulator without talking on a phone.

Which type of research does the scenario describe?

a)

Experiment

b)

Observation

12.

To test the effects of breakfast on grades I ask my students if they ate breakfast and then compare the breakfast eaters grades to the non-breakfast eaters.

This is an example of:

a)

Observational study

b)

Experiment