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Sharp And Sullivan's Sci Process Skills Review
Test Description: Sci process skills: safety, tools, sci method, variables
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In order to make observations, an observer must always use:
A
The scientific method
B
Mathematical calculations
C
The senses
D
Experiments
2) If you break a piece of glassware, what should you do?
A
just leave it; the teacher or custodian will find it and clean it up.
B
use a brush and dustpan to clean up the glass.
C
kick it under the lab table and pretend you don't know what happened.
D
stop and immediately tell the teacher, do not try to clean it up yourself.
3) At the end of a lab,
A
clean up area and wash hands before leaving the lab.
B
tell your teacher your lab partner was supposed to clean up; he can tell her the same thing.
C
leave your mess; your mother will come and clean up after you.
D
don't worry the cleaning fairy will take care of it.
4) Eating is permitted during a lab ________________.
A
never
B
only if not conducting and experiment
C
when your hungry
D
anytime
5) Horseplay, jokes, and pranks are not appropriate in a science classroom.
A
TRUE
B
FALSE
C
Sometimes FALSE because it's ok to do it when the teacher is not looking
D
Sometimes TRUE because some people deserve it no matter what
6) The class is preforming an experiment to see how the angle of the ramp affects the speed of a matchbox/hot wheel car. What is the car?
A
a model of a car that is not used for anything scientific
B
a lab tool to be used appropriately
C
an excuse for you to crawl around on the floor and say vroom, vroom and beep beep
D
a toy car to be played with
7) The one variable that is changed between each of the different experimental groups in an experiment is called the ____________.
A
independent
B
dependent
C
control group
D
constant
8) The variables in a experiment that are held the same between the different set-ups in the experiment are called ___________-.
A
control group
B
dependent
C
independent
D
constant
9) The variable in the experiment where the change is measured.
A
independent
B
dependent
C
control group
D
constant
10) You are testing how temperature of the water affects the time it takes for a bean seed to sprout. The different temperatures used in degrees Celsius are (20, 25, 30, 35). The dependent variable for this experiment is .
A
the amount of water
B
the temperature of the water
C
the time before the bean seed sprouts
D
the plant with no water
11) Which is an example of a hypothesis
A
The red light is responsible for no growth
B
If the red light is on then the plants will grow less than in the green light.
C
I think that the red light will decrease plant growth
D
I wonder what will happen if we turn on the red light
12) A test is done to see which type of battery will power a toy phone the longest. The independent variable for this experiment would be ____________-.
A
the type of battery used
B
how long the toy rang
C
using the same size batteries each time
D
the type of toy phone used
13) An experiment should only be done once, or you might come up with different and confusing results.
A
your guess is as good as mine
B
only sometimes, depends on the results
C
false
D
true
14) You look out of your window and see two men carrying a TV set away from your neighbor's house. Which is an inference based on this observation?
A
Your TV is bigger
B
The men are wearing a repo companies uniform.
C
You don't like their TV anyways
D
Those men are stealing your neighbor's TV
15) The tool used to measure mass is a _______________
A
meter stick
B
balance
C
bunsen burner
D
beaker
16) What is the correct order for the steps of the scientific method?
A
research, draw conclusions, analyze results, test, hypothesis, question
B
hypothesis, question, research, test, analyze results, draw conclusions
C
question/problem, research, hypothesis, test, analyze results, draw conclusions
D
question, test, analyze results, hypothesis, draw conclusions, research
17) Which is an example of a quanitative observation?
A
the plant looks wilted and needs water
B
the plant has purple flowers that smell sweet
C
the plant has seven leaves
D
the plant has bugs on it
18) What tool would you use to have a precise measure of the volume of a liquid?
A
erlenmeyer flasks
B
balance
C
beaker
D
graduated cylinder
19) Which is an example of a qualitative observation?
A
the plant has 9 bugs on it
B
the plant has seven leaves
C
the plant has grown four cm
D
the plant has three purple flowers
20) A hypothesis is:
A
an educated guess
B
the long side of a triangle
C
a hippopotami's cousin
D
an if than testable statement
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