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Intro Chapter, 6th Grade
Test Description: Scientific method and SI
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The investigation and exploration of natural events and the new info that results.
A
science
B
inference
C
hypothesis
D
technology
2) A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature
A
scientific law
B
science
C
scientific theory
D
explanation
3) Comparing what you already know with info you are given in order to decide whether you agree
A
description
B
critical thinking
C
variable
D
explanation
4) Any factor that can have more than one value
A
variable
B
significant digits
C
description
D
hypothesis
5) The science that studies all organisms and the many processes that occur in them is called
A
life science
B
astronomy
C
physical science
D
Earth science
6) Which is NOT a way to test your hypothesis
A
perform an experiment
B
ask people what they think would happen
C
make a model
D
gather and evaluate evidence
7) Which questions can science answer?
A
questions about feelings
B
questions about personal beliefs
C
questions about values
D
none of the above
8) The metric system is based on units of
A
100
B
1
C
10
D
1000
9) What is the mode in the following data set? 5, 12, 12, 14, 15
A
12
B
14
C
5
D
15
10) The average of a group of numbers is the
A
mode
B
median
C
mean
D
range
11) Which is a scientific hypothesis?
A
Coke is better than Pepsi.
B
Egg production in chickens is affected by the brand of feed they consume.
C
Will my chicken lay better after eating Purina?
D
Raising Cane's is better than Chick-fil-a.
12) Which is the middle number in a data set when the numbers are arranged in numerical order?
A
mode
B
mean
C
median
D
range
13) What is the median of the data set 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11?
A
8
B
7
C
3
D
5
14) What is the range of the data set 5, 6, 9, 10, 15?
A
5
B
4
C
9
D
10
15) Does orange juice affect plant growth? One plant got water while the other got orange juice. What is the dependent variable?
A
orange juice
B
water
C
plant growth
D
soil
16) Which is a scientific hypothesis?
A
Does orange juice affect plant growth?
B
Orange juice tastes the best to plants.
C
Orange juice has compounds that we will never be able to detect.
D
Orange juice affects plant growth.
17) True or False: A wrong hypothesis has no value.
A
True
B
False
18) You've experimented, analyzed results, and drawn conclusions. Now what?
A
ask a question
B
communicate results
C
come up with a prediction
D
come up with a hypothesis
19) A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events
A
technology
B
observation
C
prediction
D
hypothesis
20) THe factor that you want to test; changed by the investigator
A
independent variable
B
description
C
dependent variable
D
significant digits
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