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WorksheetsScience SOL 5.1
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which unit of measure would be best used for describing the mass of one strawberry?
a)
Gram
b)
Centimeter
c)
Kilogram
d)
Meter
2.
Which two tools would be best to measure the width and mass of a toy car?
a)
Thermometer and graduated cylinder
b)
ruler and thermometer
c)
ruler and pan balance
d)
pan balance and thermometer
3.
By August, a student noticed that the sunflowers outside his house were as tall as the back door of his house. About how tall were the sunflowers?
a)
0.2 meters
b)
2 meters
c)
20 meters
d)
200 meters
4.
Which following statement is an inference?
a)
The boy is in pain.
b)
The boy's knee is bleeding.
c)
The boy has tears coming from his eyes.
5.
Herman wants to know which surfaces will produce the most friction when a marble is rolled. Which of the following lists could represent the independent variable?
a)
marble, ball, wheel
b)
push, pull, gravity
c)
increased speed, decreased speed, constant speed
d)
grass, wooden table, gravel
6.
Using a testable question to speculate what the outcome of an experiment will be based on information gathered through research. It may be stated as an "if/then" statement.
a)
Observation
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Inference
7.
A forecast about what will happen in a future situation based on trends in data.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Prediction
c)
Observation
8.
The part of the scientific method used to test a hypothesis
a)
Variables
b)
Data
c)
Experiment
9.
The variable in an experiment which is changed on purpose by the experimenter
a)
Manipulated/ Independent
b)
Responding/ Dependent
10.
The variable in an experiment which changes as a result and can be measurable
a)
Manipulated/ Independent
b)
Responding/ Dependent
11.
Information gathered through your five senses
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Prediction
c)
Observation
12.
Observations which are made without using measurements. (Color, texture, odor, brightness, etc.)
a)
Quantitative Observation
b)
Qualitative Observation
13.
Observations which are made and can be measured in length, volume, temperature, or mass
a)
Quantitative Observation
b)
Qualitative Observation
14.
A tool used for organizing objects and organisms by sorting them into categories according to their similarities and differences. It consists of branching choices organized into levels.
a)
Classification Key
b)
Inference
c)
Conclusion
15.
Using prior information based on past experiences to generate conclusions about observations.
a)
Classification Key
b)
Inference
c)
Conclusion
16.
A summary statement based on the results of an investigations.
a)
Classification Key
b)
Inference
c)
Conclusion
17.
A scientific instrument used to measure the mass of an object
a)
Beaker
b)
Graduated Cylinder
c)
Balance
18.
A metric unit of the measurement of mass.
a)
Centimeters
b)
Grams
c)
Kilograms
19.
Amount of matter in an object
a)
Grams
b)
Mass
c)
Liters
20.
All things which have mass and volume
a)
Meters
b)
Grams
c)
Matter
21.
Which of the following is NOT a unit of measurement of length?
a)
Mass
b)
Centimeters
c)
Kilometers
d)
Milimeters
22.
Which of the following is NOT a metric unit of the measurement of mass?
a)
Grams
b)
Kilogram
c)
Kilometers
23.
Measurement of distance
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Length
24.
The amount of space that matter takes up
a)
Volume
b)
Meters
c)
Mass
25.
A tool with a large wide mouth and pouring lip that measures volume
a)
Beaker
b)
Graduated Cylinder
c)
Thermometer
26.
A tall cylinder-shaped measuring device for liquids
a)
Beaker
b)
Graduated Cylinder
c)
Thermometer
27.
The degrees of hotness or coldness as measured by a thermometer
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Temperature
28.
Metric Unit of the measurement of temperature
a)
Liters
b)
Degrees Celsius
c)
Grams
29.
Which of the following is NOT a measurement for volume?
a)
Millimeter
b)
Liter
c)
Milliliter
30.
You measure mass by using a what?
a)
Beaker
b)
Graduated Cylinder
c)
Thermometer
d)
Balance
31.
Something that is changed or tested in an experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
32.
Which is a hypothesis?
a)
Five earthworm died when the soil became too dry.
b)
Earthworms have a mucous-covered outer surface.
c)
Heavy rains caused earthworms to move above ground.
d)
What will happen if an earthworm is cut in half?
33.
What tool would you use to measure Ms. Jones' foot?
a)
a ruler
b)
a meter stick
c)
a graduated cylinder
d)
a stopwatch
34.
Which step of the scientific method tells what happened and includes the averages of data collected in the experiment?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Experiment
d)
Results
35.
The first step in the scientific method is to
a)
Write a testable question
b)
Make a hypothesis
c)
Go as someone for help
d)
Write the results
36.
What is an independent variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
37.
What is a constant variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
38.
What is a dependent variable?
a)
The one change of an experiment
b)
What is measured in an experiment
c)
Things that must stay the same
39.
In the following experiment, which of the choices below should be kept constant?
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
a)
Color of ball
b)
Throwing order
c)
Throwing spot
40.
What is the dependent variable in the following testable question:
How does changing the color of the can affect how hot it will get in the sun?
How does changing the color of the can affect how hot it will get in the sun?
a)
How hot it will get in the sun
b)
The color of the can
41.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A theory
b)
An educated guess based on information that uses the words "if" and "then"
c)
What is changed in an experiment
d)
The first step in the Scientific Process
42.
What is this?
a)
Balance
b)
Triple beam balance
c)
Mass
d)
Graduated cylinder
43.
Which of the following is changed during an experiment?
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
44.
Which tool would you use to measure volume?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
pan balance
c)
meter tape
d)
stopwatch
45.
This measures temperature.
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
thermometer
c)
pan balance
d)
matter
46.
This is how much matter an object takes up.
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
thermometer
47.
Which is a quantitative observation?
a)
The car took 6 seconds to roll across the desk.
b)
The car is red.
c)
The birds made their nests in apple trees.
d)
The colder the air, the slower mold will grow on fruit.
48.
Observations that use numbers or measurements.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
49.
Observations that are made using only the senses and that describe properties.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
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