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SOL 5.1 SEPs

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sandy grows roses along her walkway. The roses closest to the street had more blooms than the roses closest to the house. Sandy made the following statement:

"The roses closest to the street had more blooms because they received more sunlight."

This statement is an example of a(n) ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
hypothesis
observation
independent variable
constant
2.

Todd observes that his strawberry plant has grown little green strawberries. Which of these is a prediction Todd might make about his strawberry plant?

a)

The green berries will ripen into red berries.

b)

The strawberry plant doesn't have enough water.

c)

The strawberry plant is growing under an oak tree.

d)

The green berries are a new type of strawberry.

3.

According to the picture, which of these is an inference rather than an observation?

a)

This animal is arching its back.

b)

This animal has hair.

c)

This animal is frightened.

d)

This animal has a tail.

4.

A student thinks that orange juice will freeze faster than any other substance. She fills identical containers with the same amount of different liquids, then places each in the freezer. She checks them every five minutes and discovers that the orange juice is the last one to freeze and the water is the first to freeze.

Which should the student do next?

a)

Tell her friends that investigations at school work better than at home.

b)

Conclude that the investigation can only be performed on water.

c)

Repeat her investigation to see if her results are the same.

d)

Change her results to match her original hypothesis.

5.

What is this?

a)

Beaker

b)

Triple beam balance

c)

Thermometer

d)

Graduated cylinder

6.

How much liquid is in the container?

a)

5 ml

b)

10 ml

c)

15 ml

d)

16 ml

7.

Students poured some water in this piece of lab equipment. How much more water needs to be added to measure 25 ml?

a)

2 ml

b)

4 ml

c)

6 ml

d)

8 ml

8.

Which of these is the best tool to use when measuring the height of a plant?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

9.

What is the nearest temperature in degrees Celsius:

a)

30°C

b)

80°C

c)

20°C

d)

15°C

10.

What is the mass of the sandwich?

a)

10 grams

b)

50 grams

c)

100 grams

d)

110 grams

11.

What is the mass of the unknown substance in the left pan?

a)

5 grams

b)

10 grams

c)

15 grams

d)

20 grams

12.

Mia grew a plant from seed. If all conditions remain the same, and the plant continues to grow at the same rate, how tall do you predict the plant will be by the 12th month?

a)

27 cm

b)

30 cm

c)

33 cm

d)

36 cm

13.

Using the graph, which month had the lowest rainfall?

a)

April

b)

May

c)

June

d)

July

14.

Using this graph, how many students chose soccer as their favorite sport?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

15.

Bria wants to find out which type of new phone has the longest battery life. She compares an iPhone and a Samsung. Both were fully charged, and left on a table until the batteries ran out. What is the dependent variable in her experiment?

a)

brand of phone

b)

time it took until battery ran out

c)

time it took the battery to charge to 100%

d)

location where they were charged

16.

Andre wants to see which brand of popcorn pops the most kernels. He tests three popular brands of popcorn. All three bags had the same weight. Each bag was cooked for 3 minutes in the same microwave. After popping, Andre counts the number of kernels that did not pop in each bag. What is the independent variable?

a)

Number of kernels that did not pop

b)

Brand of popcorn

c)

Weight of each bag

d)

length of time cooked

17.

Keon wants to know which liquid freezes first, milk, water, or grape juice. He poured 25 ml of each liquid into three identical containers and put them in the freezer. He checked every 10 minutes and recorded his observations. What is his dependent variable in this experiment?

a)

type of liquid

b)

amount of time until the liquid freezes

c)

amount of liquid

d)

brand of the freezer

18.

A statement that uses "if" and "then" is called a(n) _______.

a)

observation

b)

conclusion

c)

prediction

d)

hypothesis

19.

A class of fifth graders records the amount of snow that falls from December through January. What is a good way to compare how much snow fell during those months?

a)

Make a table with the temperatures during each snowfall

b)

Make a bar graph that includes dates and amounts of snow that fell

c)

Calculate the average snowfall for the winter

d)

Write about the greatest amount of snow that fell

20.
Something that is changed or tested in an experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
21.
This is how much matter an object takes up.
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
thermometer
22.
Which tool would you use to measure volume?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
pan balance
c)
meter tape
d)
stopwatch
23.
Which of the following is changed during an experiment?
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
24.
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?
a)
How hot it will get in the sun
b)
The color of the can
25.
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."
a)
Color of ball
b)
Throwing order
c)
Throwing spot
26.
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
27.
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
28.
Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet.  He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing  Under the Sea with each reed.  The results were put in the table.
What was the independent variable?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
29.
Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet.  He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing  Under the Sea with each reed.  The results were put in the table.
What was the dependent variable?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
30.
Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet.  He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing  Under the Sea with each reed.  The results were put in the table.
What was controlled?
a)
The Song
b)
The Reed
c)
The Applause
31.

The difference between the highest and the lowest grades recorded on the line graph is _____.

a)

163

b)

19

c)

23

d)

4

32.

Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones, and single, sharp needles. Use the dichotomous key to classify the tree. What kind of tree is it?

a)

Juniper

b)

Pine

c)

Spruce

d)

Fir

33.

According to the picture, the bag of leaves has ____________.

a)

less mass than the pebble

b)

the same mass as the pebble

c)

the same volume as the pebble

d)

less volume than the pebble

34.

The graph shows what happened when a candle was burned in different jars. The results of this experiment show that the bigger the jar, the _________________________.

a)

faster the candle melted

b)

longer the candle burned

c)

brighter the candle's flame

d)

higher the candle's flame

35.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following
  • 12 fourth grade students

Friendly

  • 14 girls and 8 boys

  • Positive attitude

Happy

  • 92% pass rate

  • 3cm long

  • About 4 feet

Soft

Plastic

Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
36.

Match the following

a)

The length of a paper airplane throw or height of a door frame

1.

meter stick

b)

The amount of time it took salt water to freeze

2.

stop watch

c)

The temperature at which soda water boils

3.

thermometer

d)

500mL of water for my science experiment

4.

graduated cylinder

e)

Mass of a rock

5.

balance scale

37.

Javier sleeps 9 hours the night before his science exam. His twin sister has the same exam and sleeps 6 hours the night before the test. Afterwards, they compare their scores.

Categorize the following

the scores on the test

the amount of sleep

the test they take

the class they are in

the teacher they have

the ime of day of the test

Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Constants
38.

The class is doing an experiment with Mentos and Diet Coke.

They place 1, then 3, then 5 minty Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke.

Then they measure the amount of soda that is left in the bottle and the height of each spout.

Categorize the following

the number of Mentos

the amount of soda left in the bottle

Type of Soda

temperature of soda

height of the spout

location of experiment

How old the soda is

Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Constants
39.

An experiment is being done to determine how light affects the growth of small zinnia plants.

One plant is placed in full sunlight, the second in a shaded area, the third in an unlit closet. 

Categorize the following

amount of light

Plant Growth

type of plant

type of soil

type of pot

amount of water

the size of plant to start the experiement

Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Constants
40.

After exercising for 30 minutes, Person A and Person B have their heart rates measured.

Categorize the following

30 minutes of exercise

the type of exercise

the location where you exercise

Heart Rate

People

Independent Variable
Dependent Variable:
Constants
41.

What can you conclude from the above graph?

a)
  1. The bean plant will measure 2.5cm on Day 6.

b)
  1. The bean plant measured 1cm on Day 2.

c)
  1. The bean plant will increase in height on Day 6.

d)
  1. The bean plant increased the most from day 3 to day 4.

42.

What can you conclude from the above graph?

Select 2 answers.

a)
  1. There was the greatest increase in the number of push-ups from Monday to Tuesday.

b)
  1. There was the greatest decrease in the number of push-up from Tuesday to Wednesday.

c)
  1. No exercise was performed on Friday (took the day off).

43.

Who is the Minion on the left (with his finger pointing up)

a)

Larry

b)

Kyle

c)

Dave

d)

Kevin

e)

Mark

44.

Who is the Minion on the right (on the rocket)

a)

Larry

b)

Kyle

c)

Dave

d)

Kevin

e)

Mark

45.

Who is the Minion in the middle.

a)

Larry

b)

Kyle

c)

Dave

d)

Kevin

e)

Mark

46.

Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?

a)

Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.

b)

Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.

c)

Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.

d)

Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.

47.

How can scientists ensure that their data collection techniques are reliable?

a)

By collecting data only once

b)

By writting their data in their science journals

c)

By repeating the experiment and comparing results

d)

By choosing only the data that supports their hypothesis

48.

An experiment is being done to determine how light affects the growth of small zinnia plants.

One plant is placed in full sunlight, the second in a shaded area, and the third in an unlit closet. 

When conducting the experiment, which of the following procedures should be followed?

Choose all that apply.

a)
  • Three different types of plants should be used

b)
  • The plants should be in the same size pots.

c)
  • The same type and amount of soil should be used in each pot.

d)
  • Three plants of the same size and type should be used

e)
  • The same experiment should be conducted more than once

49.

An experiment is being done to determine how light affects the growth of small zinnia plants. One plant is placed in full sunlight, the second in a shaded area, and the third in an unlit closet. 

The hypothesis of this experiment could be:

a)
  1. Plants grow differently under different conditions

b)
  1. If Zinnia plants receive different amounts of sunlight then the plant in direct sunlight will grow taller than zinnia plants in little or no sunlight.

c)
  1. Many things, including sunlight, affect the growth of a plant.

d)
  1. If plants are treated differently then they will grow differently.

50.

Question: How does wearing a seat belt affect the passenger motion when a car stops suddenly? 

What would be the best hypothesis for this question

a)
  1. Wearing a seat belt is the law.

b)
  1. Wearing a seatbelt won’t affect the motion.

c)
  1. If I wear a seatbelt then my motion will change if the car stops.

d)
  1. If I wear a seatbelt then I won’t get into an accident.

51.

Question: How does the length of a string affect the pitch of the sound it produces when plucked? 

What would be the best hypothesis for this question

a)

 If they length of the string is longer then the pitch will be affected.

b)

If I change the pitch then the length of the string will change too. 

c)

Pitch and the length of the string are both going to be affected.

d)

The length of the string will have no effect on the pitch. 

52.

Which material will correctly complete the chart?

a)

Gold, because it is a shiny metal

b)

Salt, because it is made of two types of atoms

c)

Nitrogen, because it is a gas in the atmosphere

d)

Carbon, because it is part of many different molecules

53.

A student is investigating the time it takes for different objects to reach the ground after they are dropped. The constant in this investigation is the-

a)

time to reach the ground

b)

distance to the ground

c)

weight of each object

d)

object being dropped

54.

The plants are most likely responding to which factor in the environment?

a)

light

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide