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WorksheetsMetric System Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the metric system work off of?
Factors of five
Factors of ten
Factors of two
Factors of twenty
What is used to measure weight in the metric system?
Triple beam balance
Beaker
Spring scale
Flask
Which unit is used to measure mass?
Liters
Grams
Newtons
Meters
What is buoyancy compared to?
Mass
Volume
Density
Weight
How do you convert units in the metric system?
Multiply by two
Add five
Move the decimal place
Subtract ten
What is the first step in solving a problem scientifically?
Gathering Information
Hypothesis
State the Problem
Analysis/Conclusion
Why should scientists avoid "reinventing the wheel"?
To save time and resources
To create new problems
To make experiments more complex
To avoid using existing solutions
What is a hypothesis?
A random guess
A possible solution to the problem
A summary of results
A list of materials needed
What is the purpose of a test/experiment in the scientific method?
To prove the hypothesis correct
To compare a control group to a variable group
To gather as much data as possible
To create new hypotheses
What should be stronger than other observations in the analysis/conclusion phase?
Opinions
Numbers and measured data
Hypotheses
Predictions
What is the purpose of an experiment?
To test the effects of variables on each other
To create complex designs
To avoid measuring changes
To ensure variables remain constant
What is an independent variable?
Something that remains the same during the experiment
Something that changes due to the effects of the dependent variable
Something that changes in an experiment to measure change
A sample used to compare results
What is a dependent variable?
Something that remains the same during the experiment
Something that changes due to the effects of the independent variable
A sample used to compare results
Something that changes regardless of other influences
What is a constant in an experiment?
Something that changes in an experiment
A sample used to compare results
Something that remains the same during the experiment
Something that changes due to the effects of the independent variable
What is the purpose of a comparison in an experiment?
To change the independent variable
To ensure all variables remain constant
To compare results to a sample
To alter the dependent variable
