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Unit 1 Chapter 1 Scientific Tools

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3585secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix 'kilo-' mean?

a)

Hundred

b)

Thousand

c)

Tenth

d)

Hundredth

2.

What does the prefix 'deci-' mean?

a)

One-tenth

b)

Hundredth

c)

Ten

d)

Hundred

3.

What does the prefix 'centi-' mean?

a)

Thousand

b)

Hundredth

c)

Tenth

d)

Hundred

4.

What does the prefix 'milli-' mean?

a)

Thousandth

b)

Hundredth

c)

Tenth

d)

Thousand

5.

Accurate measurement means the measured value is close to the true value.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A push or a pull

a)

Force

b)

Base

c)

Mass

d)

Volume

7.

The amount of space a solid, liquid or gas takes up

a)

Force

b)

Volume

c)

Mass

d)

Length

8.

When a measurement s close to the true size

a)

Mass

b)

Measurement

c)

Base Unit

d)

Accurate

9.

The international system or Metric System is based on

a)

Multiples of ten

b)

Multiples of 100

c)

Multiples of 1000

d)

Multiples of 2

10.

What is the base unit for volume of a solid?

a)

Cubic meter

b)

Cubic centimeter

c)

Cubic liter

d)

Cubic millileter

11.

What is the base unit for liquids

a)

Cubic meter

b)

Cubic centimeter

c)

Cubic liter

d)

Cubic milliliter

12.

Which tools are used to measure mass

a)

Balanced scale

b)

Spring scale

c)

Graduated cylinder

d)

Beaker

13.

Which tools are used to measure volume

a)

Balanced scale

b)

Spring scale

c)

Graduated cylinder

d)

Beaker

14.

Which tools are used to measure force

a)

Balanced scale

b)

Spring scale

c)

Graduated cylinder

d)

Beaker

15.

Which tools are used to measure length

a)

Balanced scale

b)

Spring scale

c)

Meter stick

d)

Beaker

16.

What is the base unit for measuring length

a)

Centimeter

b)

Inches

c)

Meter

d)

Milliliter

17.

What is the base unit for measuring force?

a)

Meter

b)

Liter

c)

Grams

d)

Newton

18.

When a measurement is close to the true size it is….

a)

Microscopic

b)

Accurate

c)

Proportional

d)

Similar

19.

Something too small to be seen with just your eyes is…

a)

Volume

b)

Proportional

c)

Microscopic

d)

Accurate

20.

What does the prefix 'deca” mean?

a)

Thousandth

b)

Hundredth

c)

Tenth

d)

Ten

21.

an instrument that uses lenses to make small objects look larger

a)

microscope

b)

calculator

c)

balance

d)

beaker

22.

a science tool used to measure length

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

thermometer

c)

meter stick

d)

stopwatch

23.

What is this science tool called?

a)

terrarium

b)

aquarium

c)

notebook

d)

beaker

24.

a container with a pouring spout and measurement marks, used to measure volume

a)

stopwatch

b)

hand lens

c)

beaker

d)

terrarium

25.

a scale that uses three bars to measure the mass of an object

a)

triple beam balance

b)

spring scale

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

goggles

26.

This tool is used to...

a)

protect our hands during experiments

b)

protect our clothing during experiments

c)

measure mass

d)

protect our eyes during experiments

27.

a tool used to take video or photographs

a)

mirror

b)

camera

c)

aquarium

d)

terrarium

28.

This tool is used for...

a)

measuring distance

b)

measuring elasped time

c)

measuring volume

d)

measuring mass

29.

a tool used to measure temperature in degrees

a)

triple beam balance

b)

collecting net

c)

spring scale

d)

thermometer

30.

a hand-held magnifying glass

a)

microscope

b)

mirror

c)

prism

d)

hand lens

31.

This tool is used to...

a)

heat materials

b)

to measure mass

c)

to measure distance

d)

to measure volume

32.

a container marked with a graded scale and used to mesure the volume of liquids

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

hot plate

c)

gloves

d)

notebook

33.

This tool is used to ...

a)

measure length

b)

gather living organisms

c)

measure mass

d)

measure volume

34.

a tool to measure weight using the force of gravity in Newtons

a)

balance

b)

triple beam balance

c)

spring scale

d)

thermometer

35.

a type of safety equipment used to protect the hands

a)

gloves

b)

googles

c)

apron

d)

terrarium

36.

What is the name of this science tool?

a)

aquarium

b)

collecting net

c)

terrarium

d)

prism

37.
Why is it important to collect data?
a)
because
b)
it gives you busy work
c)
They are magically delicious
d)
in order to share your results with others
38.
What is the first thing you do when performing the scientific method?
a)
Make a conclusion
b)
make an observation
c)
solve a problem
d)
experiment
39.
What is an inference?
a)
An observation
b)
Conclusions or deductions based on observation
c)
A safety rule
d)
The unit of measurement for mass
40.
What does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
a hypothesis
b)
a conclusion
c)
procedures
d)
a question or problem
41.
This step should be done more than once to ensure accurate results. 
a)
Conduct an experiment
b)
conclude
c)
record data
d)
clean up after an investigation
42.
An educated guess is
a)
an observation
b)
question
c)
hypothesis
d)
experiment
43.
What comes after your conclusion?
a)
reflect on your work
b)
make a hypothesis
c)
test your hypothesis
d)
make an observation
44.
What do you do after you come up with your hypothesis?
a)
Conclude
b)
Test your hypothesis
c)
Do a victory dance
d)
Tell your teacher
45.

Which instrument or tool would you use to measure how fast you can walk up 200 stairs?

a)

stopwatch

b)

telescope

c)

meterstick

d)

balance scale

46.

A girl finds a rock in the park next to her school. Which tool would most help her find out what the rock is made up of?

a)

hand lens

b)

binoculars

c)

a telescope

d)

a thermometer

47.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

a)

make data

b)

do research

c)

make observations / ask a question

d)

create a hypothesis

48.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
49.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
50.

Any object or factor that can change in an experiment is called....

a)

answer

b)

observation

c)

variable

d)

materials

51.
A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment. 
a)
obervations
b)
question/problem
c)
materials
d)
procedures
52.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.

b)

A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.

c)

A hypothesis is an scientific or educated guess, at answering your question/problem.

d)

A hypothesis explains what happened in the experiment.

53.

The factor being measured or observed.

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

controlled variabe

d)

not this one.

54.
A list of everything you will need to conduct an experiment..
a)
procedures
b)
materials
c)
observations
d)
question/problem
55.

An investigation in which a scientist changes one variable in order to find the effect on the dependent variables, while keeping all others variables constant.

a)

controlled experiment

b)

independent experiment

c)

controlled variables

d)

independent variables

56.

______________ variables are quantities that a scientist wants to remain constant, and she or he must observe them as carefully as the dependent variables.

a)

controlled

b)

dependent

c)

independent

d)

materials

57.

_____________ variables are the things that the scientist focuses his or her observations on to see how they respond to the change made to the independent variable.

a)

controlled

b)

dependent

c)

independent

d)

materials

58.

_________________ variable is the one that is changed by the scientist.

a)

controlled

b)

dependent

c)

independent

d)

materials

59.

An experiment usually has _________kinds of variables.

a)

two

b)

four

c)

three

d)

five

60.
Which step of the scientific method is in the WRONG place/order? 
3. Hypothesis
4. Background Knowledge/Research
5. Data/Results
6. Problem Statement
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Background Knowledge/Research
c)
Data/Results
d)
Problem Statement

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