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WorksheetsUnit 1.1 Practice Quiz: What is Science?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The main purpose of science is:
to explain and understand the natural world
to create works of art
to govern societies
to make laws for countries
Hypotheses play what role in the scientific method?
They provide a possible explanation that can be tested.
They are final conclusions drawn from experiments.
They are irrelevant to scientific investigations.
They are used only for recording data.
The What is Science? worksheet differentiates between scientific and non-scientific questions. Which of the following best illustrates this difference?
Scientific questions can be tested and measured, while non-scientific questions cannot.
Scientific questions are always about biology, while non-scientific questions are about chemistry.
Non-scientific questions require experiments, while scientific questions do not.
Scientific questions are based on opinions, while non-scientific questions are based on facts.
It is important for scientific questions to be testable because:
they can be supported or refuted by evidence.
they are always interesting to scientists.
they do not require any experiments.
they are based on opinions rather than facts.
Designing an investigation to answer the scientific question, "What factors affect plant growth?", involves which of the following steps?
Identifying variables such as light, water, and soil type to test their effects on plant growth
Observing animal behavior in different environments
Measuring the speed of a moving car under different conditions
Testing the melting point of various metals
A scientist predicts the effect of light on plant growth. Which of the following is a hypothesis that could be tested through an experiment?
If plants receive more light, then they will grow taller.
Plants need water to survive.
Plants are green because of chlorophyll.
Fertilizer increases plant growth.
Fill in the blank: Scientific questions can be tested through _______ or experimentation, while non-scientific questions cannot be tested empirically.
observation
imagination
guesswork
belief
Fill in the blank: A hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction that can be tested, while a theory is a well-tested explanation supported by _______.
evidence
opinions
guesses
assumptions
Fill in the blank: Models are representations that help explain or predict scientific phenomena. An example could be a _______ of the water cycle.
diagram
recipe
song
equation
Fill in the blank: The scientist should keep detailed records of observations, document all procedures, and use organized recording methods to ensure _______.
reproducibility
popularity
profitability
creativity
