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Day 01.5: 1.1 What Is Science?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first classification of life was presented by Aristotle, who indicated that all life is either a Plant or an Animal. Now in science, we have seven levels of classification. What aspect of science allows for this change?

a)

Science is unchangable.

b)

Science is always changing as new technology and information is presented.

c)

Original science was bad science.

d)

Science cannot be disproven.

2.

Science is rooted in:

a)

technology

b)

physical science

c)

curiosity

d)

knowledge

3.

What is the best definition of science?

a)

Facts and laws about how everything works.

b)

A system of knowledge and methods used to find knowledge.

c)

The use of knowledge to solve practical problems.

4.

Qualitative observations deal with data that can be observed with our senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Quantitative observation is a collection of data that is primarily focused on numbers and values

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Science is a process of discovery that is evolving and always growing.

a)

True

b)

False.

7.

Science begins with curiosity and often ends with:

a)

discovery

b)

science

c)

geology

d)

physics

8.
 A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation based on prior knowledge is known as: 
a)

a theory

b)

an experiment 

c)

an observation

d)

a hypothesis

9.

What is the process of obtaining information by using the senses called?

a)

analysis

b)
inference
c)
observation
d)
hypothesis
10.

What is the dependent variable of this research question:
Does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball affect how well they will do on their math test.?

a)

How far they kick the soccer ball.

b)

Who the person is.

c)

How well they do on the math test.

d)

The type of soccer ball.

11.

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three of the same kind of plant, two different kinds of fertilizer, and an equal amount of light and water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

control

d)

compound

12.
Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment?
a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

control

d)

following

13.

A teacher sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

a)

The distance traveled by the ball.

b)

The height of the ramp.

c)

The mass of the ball.

d)
Where the experiment took place.
14.

What is a possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested?

a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
15.
Which observation is quantitative?
a)

It is 5 cm long.

b)

It is smooth.

c)

It looks red.

d)

It is dry.

16.
Dolphins have smooth skin.
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
17.
Dolphins eat the equivalent of 4% of their body mass each day.
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
18.

Scientists need to base their experiments on both facts and opinions.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
Science involves people's beliefs.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of these can be studied through science?
a)
unicorns
b)
mind-reading
c)
ghosts
d)
butterflies