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Scientific and Engineering Practices Vocabulary

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: An if and then statement that predicts what might happen in an experiment is called a _________

a)

hypothesis

b)

variable

c)

procedure

d)

observation

2.

Fill in the blank: The amount of time that has passed is called _________.

a)

elapsed time

b)

start time

c)

future time

d)

remaining time

3.

Fill in the blank: Numerical information gathered and graphed is called _________.

a)

data

b)

fiction

c)

opinion

d)

myth

4.

Fill in the blank: A tool for measuring temperature is called a _________.

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

hygrometer

d)

anemometer

5.

Fill in the blank: A tool for comparing mass is called a _________

a)

balance

b)

thermometer

c)

ruler

d)

beaker

6.

Fill in the blank: The variable in an experiment that is changed on purpose is called the _________.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control variable

d)

constant

7.

Fill in the blank: The variable in an experiment that changes as a result of the manipulation of the independent variable is called the _________.

a)

dependent variable

b)

control variable

c)

manipulated variable

d)

constant variable

8.

Fill in the blank: A variable that does not change is called a _________.

a)

constant

b)

variable

c)

function

d)

operator

9.

Fill in the blank: A tool used to keep time in an experiment is called a _________

a)

stopwatch

b)

thermometer

c)

balance

d)

beaker

10.

Fill in the blank: Scales on a thermometer are called _________.

a)

celsius/fahrenheit

b)

meters

c)

liters

d)

grams

11.

Fill in the blank: A guess about things you know is called an _________.

a)

inference

b)

experiment

c)

observation

d)

measurement

12.

Fill in the blank: Things seen or noticed are called _________.

a)

observations

b)

predictions

c)

assumptions

d)

guesses

13.

Fill in the blank: A summary statement based on the results of an investigation is called a _________.

a)

conclusion

b)

hypothesis

c)

variable

d)

procedure

14.

Fill in the blank: Observations using the senses are called _________.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

subjective

d)

objective

15.

Fill in the blank: Observations using measurement and numbers are called _________.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

subjective

d)

descriptive

16.

Fill in the blank: A picture or chart used to identify something is called a _________.

a)

classification key

b)

bar graph

c)

timeline

d)

map

17.

Fill in the blank: The process to find out about something is called an _________.

a)

investigation

b)

celebration

c)

imagination

d)

operation

18.

Fill in the blank: An opinion of the size or quantity of something is called an _________.

a)

estimation

b)

argument

c)

measurement

d)

prediction

19.

Fill in the blank: The distance from one end to another is called _________.

a)

length

b)

width

c)

height

d)

area

20.

Fill in the blank: The amount of matter something contains is called _________.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

weight

d)

density

21.

Fill in the blank: The amount of space something uses is called _________.

a)

volume

b)

weight

c)

temperature

d)

length

22.

Fill in the blank: A tool used to measure liquid volume is called a _________.

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

thermometer

c)

balance scale

d)

ruler

23.

Fill in the blank: To tell how 2 or more things are alike is to _________

a)

compare

b)

divide

c)

subtract

d)

ignore

24.

Fill in the blank: To tell how 2 or more things are different is to _________

a)

contrast

b)

combine

c)

describe

d)

summarize

25.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of length where 10mm=1cm is called _________.

a)

millimeters

b)

kilometers

c)

meters

d)

inches

26.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of length where 100cm=1meter is called _________.

a)

centimeters

b)

kilograms

c)

liters

d)

seconds

27.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of length is called a _________.

a)

meter

b)

liter

c)

gram

d)

second

28.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of length where 1000m=1km is called a _________.

a)

kilometer

b)

centimeter

c)

millimeter

d)

decimeter

29.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of volume is called a _________.

a)

liter

b)

meter

c)

gram

d)

second

30.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of volume where 1000ml=1L is called a _________.

a)

milliliter

b)

centimeter

c)

gram

d)

meter

31.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of mass is called a _________.

a)

gram

b)

liter

c)

meter

d)

second

32.

Fill in the blank: The metric unit of mass where 1000g=1Kg is called a _________.

a)

kilogram

b)

milligram

c)

centimeter

d)

liter