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Science 4/5 Unit 1
Test Description: The Nature of Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What tool would you use to look at the moon/
A
a thermometer
B
a microscope
C
a hand lens
D
a telescope
2) What does a graduated cylinder measure?
A
distance
B
temperature
C
mass
D
volume
3) Something that you change in an expirament is called a(n)
A
hypothesis
B
independent variable
C
inference
D
controlled variable
4) Two scientists get different results for the same expirament. What should they do?
A
Use the results from the scientist who finished the expirament first.
B
Use the results of the older scientist.
C
Go over the proceedure to see why results were different.
D
Say that both results could be correct.
5) Scientific knowledge is based on
A
guesses
B
predictions
C
opinions
D
evidence
6) What is a hypothesis?
A
an accruate measurement
B
a possible answer to a question
C
an observation
D
a problem to be solved
7) In a fair test, how many variables will change?
A
one
B
two
C
three
D
four
8) An inference is
A
measurement that is not exact
B
a conclusion based on your observations
C
the result of an expirament
D
a question to be answered
9) Inquiry is the process of
A
reporting results
B
analyzing data
C
doing work
D
asking questions
10) In an expirament , the thing you are trying to measure or observe is the
A
independent variable
B
dependent variable
C
hypothesis
D
controlled variable
11) Why is it important for a scientist to write clear proceedures?
A
so the scientist will not forget what he did
B
to know which variable he should change next
C
to allow others to repeat the test and get similar results.
D
so someone can print them in a magazine
12) Which statement is NOT true.
A
Scientists make careful observations.
B
Surveys are one type of scientific method.
C
The scientific method must follow a strict order.
D
Scientists record their methods so they can be repeated accurately.
13) Choose the correct safety rule.
A
Leave long hair hanging loose.
B
Taste and smell substances you will use in your expirament.
C
Carefully save chemicals for another expirament.
D
Clean up spills right away.
14) Which of the following is not a reference material?
A
a magazine
B
the internet
C
a diorama
D
an encyclopedia
15) Which of the following is true.
A
Scientists should never study what other scientists have already learned about.
B
When working in a team, it is important for everyone to have the same ideas.
C
Keep records of observations is a bad idea, because someone my steal your information.
D
Scientists can learn from other scientists.
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