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Science Skills Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a branch of natural science? 

a)

Physical Science

b)

Life Science

c)

Earth Science

d)

Social Science

2.

What is the purpose of an experiment?

a)

To communicate data

b)

To test a hypothesis

c)

To prove a scientific law

d)

None of the above

3.

A representation of an object or event is called

a)

a scientific law

b)

a model

c)

a hypothesis

d)

a variable

4.

Which value is equivalent to 5 x 106?

a)

five thousand

5,000

b)

fifty thousand

50,000

c)

five million

5,000,000

d)

fifty million

50,000,000

5.

What is the SI base unit of mass?

a)

gram

b)

kilogram

c)

milligram

d)

pound

6.

An electric generator produces 10 megawatts. This amount is equivalent to

a)

10,000 watts

b)

1,000,000 watts

c)

10,000,000 watts

d)

0.010 watt

7.

You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

a)

They type of pot you put the plants in.

b)

The amount you water each plant.

c)

The amount of sunlight the plants get.

d)

The amount the plant grows.

8.
How many people have two or less books in their desk?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
9.
How many more people have purple for a favorite color than red?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
10.
What percentage does a whole circle graph represent?
a)
360%
b)
90%
c)
50%
d)
100%
11.
According to this graph, what is the most popular flavor of Jolly Rancher?
a)
Cherry
b)
Grape 
c)
Blue Rasberry
d)
Watermelon
12.
Which day had more minutes of homework?
a)
Wednesday
b)
Thursday
c)
Friday
d)
Ms. Jones
13.
What two activities had the least amount of votes when combined?
a)
School Clubs and Chat Online
b)
Visit with Friends and Play Sports
c)
Earn Money and Watch TV
d)
Chat Online and Play Sports
14.

What is a dependent variable?

a)

the variable the experimenter changes or manipulates.

b)

the variable that changes because another variable changes

c)

independent variables are only found on pie charts

d)

a variable most often found on the x-axis

15.
a)

The cooler the temperature, the louder the crickets chirp.

b)

The crickets cannot chirp at temperatures lower than 10 degrees C.

c)

The warmer the temperature, the more often crickets chirp.

d)

The temperature and the chirping of crickets are not related.

16.

Which month had the fewest books read?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

March

d)

April

17.

Determine which bar graph matches the table

a)
b)
c)
18.

When presenting data in graphs one should...

a)

use 3D pie charts

b)

show some label that looks nice and with a catchy word

c)

have labels that are appropriate for the data shown

d)

not use them and show data sheets

19.

When presenting data in graphs one should...

a)

use 3D pie charts

b)

show some label that looks nice and with a catchy word

c)

have labels that are appropriate for the data shown

d)

not use them and show data sheets

20.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
21.
Which letter represents the x-axis?
a)
letter A
b)
letter B
c)
letter C
d)
letter E
22.
Which letter represents the title for a graph?
a)
letter D
b)
letter B
c)
letter C
d)
letter E
23.

What is the general trend of this line graph?

a)

The more you mow, the more money you make

b)

The more you mow, the less money you make

c)

You make the same amount of money regardless of how long you mow

24.

What is this graph showing you?

a)

The worlds population has been growing and will continue to grow

b)

The worlds population was growing but now is decreasing

c)

The worlds population is staying the same

25.

How much does it cost to have your lawn mowed for 2 hours?

a)

$16

b)

$17

c)

$18

d)

$19

26.

Which runner stopped for a rest?

a)

Albert

b)

Bob

c)

Charlie

27.

According to this graph, for every 24 hours, about how many hours are spent watching TV?

a)

0 hours

b)

5 hours

c)

13 hours

d)

3 hours

28.

The variable that changes as a result of the experiment and is located on the Y axis of a graph is the

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Control

29.

A well tested hypothesis

a)

Theory

b)

Law

c)

Variable

d)

Inference

30.

The basic unit of length in the metric system

a)

meter

b)

centimeter

c)

liter

d)

yard

31.

Which describes the amount of matter in an object?

a)

kilogram

b)

mass

c)

gram

d)

matter

32.

What is the amount of space taken up by mater?

a)

weight

b)

volume

c)

mass

d)

matter

33.

This is the mass per unit volume of a given material.

a)

matter

b)

weight

c)

density

d)

graph

34.

What is a relationship in which one variable increases with an increase in another variable?

a)

direct relationship

b)

indirect relationship

c)

inverse relationship

d)

no relationship

35.

What is a relationship in which one variable decreases when another variable increases?

a)

direct relationship

b)

indirect relationship

c)

inverse relationship

d)

no relationship