Multiple Choice-Write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the
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What does all matter have, whether it is moving or still?
a. | energy | c. | life | b. | motion | d. | parts |
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At the end of an experiment, what must you draw?
a. | a conclusion | c. | a picture | b. | a bar graph | d. | a chart |
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Where do scientists publish the results of their experiments?
a. | in letters to friends | b. | on television, radio, and the
Internet | c. | in academic papers, science magazines, and on the Internet | d. | in books, magazines,
and comic books |
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Which of the following is the most important part of gathering knowledge in
science?
a. | looking up answers | c. | asking questions | b. | memorizing material | d. | using the
Internet |
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What is physical science mainly about?
a. | the relationship between matter and energy | b. | the relationship
between matter and light | c. | the relationship between molecules and
matter | d. | the relationship between light and energy |
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What are the two main branches of physical science?
a. | chemistry and biology | c. | geology and chemistry | b. | biology and
physics | d. | chemistry and
physics |
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What is matter?
a. | the ability to do work | b. | the “stuff” that everything is made
of | c. | the “stuff” that is light enough to float | d. | the
“stuff” that matters |
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What is energy?
a. | the ability to do work | c. | fossil fuels | b. | matter in motion | d. | power from the
sun |
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What must a good hypothesis be?
a. | about propulsion | c. | about penguins | b. | testable | d. | correct |
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Which of the following is a good way to analyze data?
a. | organize it into charts and graphs and do calculations if
necessary | b. | check it over and then copy it | c. | put it away for a few months to see if it makes
more sense later | d. | try to find some way to make it support your
hypothesis |
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What is a scientific model?
a. | a representation of an object, but smaller | b. | an exact
representation made of similar material | c. | a representation of an object or
system | d. | a familiar copy of an object |
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What are three common kinds of scientific models?
a. | physical, psychological, conceptual | b. | physical, mathematical,
conceptual | c. | biological, chemical, mathematical | d. | mathematical, chemical,
physical |
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What type of scientific model could be used to predict the weather?
a. | chemical | c. | physical | b. | mathematical | d. | conceptual |
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What type of scientific model would be used to describe how the planets and
galaxies were formed?
a. | chemical | c. | physical | b. | psychological | d. | conceptual |
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What is the study of the structures and properties of matter?
a. | biology | c. | chemistry | b. | physics | d. | geography |
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What is energy?
a. | the ability to do work | c. | something in motion | b. | matter that is moving | d. | food converted to
motion |
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The scientific process begins with asking questions and
a. | making observations. | c. | planning experiments. | b. | reading
background. | d. | answering
them. |
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Once you’ve asked questions and made observations, you are ready to
a. | formulate as scientific theory. | c. | form a hypothesis and test
it. | b. | draw conclusions. | d. | conduct experiments. |
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What are the SI units for measuring length, mass, and volume?
a. | meter, kilometer, and milliliter | c. | milliliter, meter, and
kilometer | b. | meter, kilogram, and liter | d. | millimeter, meter, and kilometer |
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What is a theory or explanation that is based on observations and that can be
tested?
a. | a hypothesis | c. | a scientific law | b. | a conclusion | d. | an observation |
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What is an explanation for many hypotheses and observations called?
a. | a scientific law | c. | a theory | b. | a conclusion | d. | a model |
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What is a summary of many experimental results and observations?
a. | a theory | c. | a hypothesis | b. | a scientific law | d. | a conclusion |
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What are the steps that scientists use to answer questions and solve
problems?
a. | measurement | c. | physical science | b. | observation | d. | scientific
methods |
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Often the first step in gathering scientific knowledge is
a. | taking notes. | c. | predicting answers. | b. | asking questions. | d. | good lab
technique. |
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What is the process of obtaining information through the senses?
a. | physical science | c. | measurement | b. | efficiency | d. | observation |
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What is science all about?
a. | making observations and giving answers | b. | getting good grades and right
answers | c. | observing science and getting good grades | d. | making observations
and asking questions |
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What is physical science?
a. | the study of rocks and soil | c. | the study of nonliving
matter | b. | the study of weather | d. | the study of living matter |
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What is physics?
a. | the study of energy and how it affects matter | b. | the study of how
matter behaves and changes | c. | the study of how it affects
energy | d. | the study of matter and how energy has no effect |
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What do we call a testable explanation based on observation?
a. | theory | c. | physical science | b. | hypothesis | d. | scientific law |
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Matching
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Write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the
line. a. | density | c. | volume | b. | temperature | d. | mass |
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how hot or cold something is, usually measured in degrees Celsius or
Kelvins
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the amount of matter in a given volume
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the amount of matter in an object
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the amount of space that something occupies
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | conceptual model | c. | physical model | b. | mathematical
model |
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a model used to predict tornadoes
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a model of a space shuttle
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a model describing how the planets and galaxies were formed
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Short Answer
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What is a variable in a controlled experiment?
A variable in a controlled
experiment
is____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Other
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INTERPRETING GRAPHICS
Use the graphics below to answer the
following questions.
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38.
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____ sharp object
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39.
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____ clothing protection
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40.
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____ chemical safety
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____ eye protection
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