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Ch. 1 Test-6th Grade
Test Description: Students will test on scientific skills from Ch. 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Observations that deal with a number or amount are called
A
operational observations
B
qualitative observations
C
quantitative observations
D
manipulated observations
2) Which of the following is true about scientists?
A
They often come from the same colleges
B
They usually come from very similar backgrounds.
C
Most scientists come from the United States.
D
They usually come from all kinds of backgrounds
3) Scientific knowledge changes with
A
careful reading of facts
B
new evidence or new interpretations
C
repeated experiments
D
new magazine articles
4) Trying to explain why a solar eclipse occurs is an example
A
an experiment
B
scientific inquiry
C
classification
D
a prediction
5) Callie notices that every time she uses a certain bird food in her bird feeder, blue jays land on the feeder. She concludes that blue jays prefer this food more than other birds do
A
inductive reasoning
B
deductive reasoning
C
faulty reasoning
6) Which is an example of using ethics in experiments?
A
preparing the experiment so that the data are useful
B
considering the environmental impacts of an experiment
C
interpreting the data from an experiment
D
making sure samples are properly prepared
7) Observations that deal with descriptions that cannot be expressed in
A
manipulated observations
B
qualitative observations
C
responding observations
D
quantitative observations
8) If you conduct an experiment and draw conclusions that are based on your beliefs rather than the facts, you are using
A
objective reasoning
B
deductive reasoning
C
subjective reasoning
D
inductive reasoning
9) Which of the following is a valid reason why a scientist might reject a scientific theory?
A
it was proposed by another scientist
B
new evidence contradicts it
C
some people disagree with it
D
it covers too broad a topic
10) Making ____________________ involves creating representations of complex objects or processes to help people study and understand things that cannot be observed directly.
A
graphs
B
tools
C
models
D
data
*select an answer for all questions
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