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Chapter 1: Physical Science
Chapter 1: Physical Science
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Methods of Science, Standards of Measurement, and Communicating with Graphs
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Metal piece is dropped into a graduated cylinder & the water rises from 40.0mL to 43.3 mL. V=?
13.3mL
13.3g
13 mL
13g
2
What is the SI unit for temperature?
Celsius
Kelvin
Fahrenheit
3
For a hypothesis to be valid, it must be
reasonable
testable
testable and reasonable
made into law
4
What does the prefix centi- stand for?
10
1000
0.001
0.01
5
A factor that does not change when other variables change is
constant
dependent variable
independent variable
control
6
What is the independent variable in this line graph?
Average number of tornadoes
Month
7
What graph is used to show change over time?
bar
line
pie
8
How many meters are in 230 millimeters?
.230 m
2300
23.0 m
2.3 m
9
The statement, "Sheila has a stain on her shirt" is an example of a(n)...
Prediction
Observation
theory
Hypothesis
10
How many mL are in 45 L?
45000mL
4.5 mL
0.045 mL
450 mL
11
Where does the dependent variable lie on a graph?
y
x
12
In science we measure using...
Imperial System
International System of Measurement (SI)
Whatever is convenient
By the Kings foot
13
What graph is used to show parts of a whole?
pie
bar
line
14
A factor that, as it changes, affects the measure of another variable.
Constant
Control
Independent variable
Dependent variable
15
Convert 56 kg to g
0.056g
0.56g
56000 g
5.6g
16
What is the volume of an object that has a mass of 20g and a density of 5.0 g/mL?
0.25 mL
5.0 mL
100.0 mL
4.0 mL
17
The use of senses to gather information
data
observation
theory
hypothesis
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What is a derived unit?
units multiplied by each other
a combination of SI units
units divide by each other
units cubed
19
How many boys and girls favorite sport is either basketball or soccer?
4
15
20
10
20
Any pieces of information acquired through experimentation...
data
law
observations
theory
21
An organized set of investigation procedures is
Scientific Method
Scientific theory
Scientific Law
Data
22
How is International System of Units commonly abbreviated?
SI
IS
USI
ISU
23
A hypothesis is often developed out of...
Both observations and experiments
laws
observations
experiments
24
What is the mass of an object that has a density of 1 g/mL and a volume of 5 mL
0.2 g
0.5g
5 g
0.02 g
25
What graph is used to show comparison?
line
bar
pie
26
Convert 283 K to C
10 C
100 C
273 C
5 C
27
What is the density of an object that is 300g and has a volume of 400 mL?
3 g/mL
0.75 g/mL
75 g/mL
4 g/mL
28
The Formula for Density is
mass divided by volume
Volume multiplied by mass
volume divided by mass
mass added to volume
29
What is the SI base unit for the quantity of time?
seconds
years
minutes
months
30
What month has the highest average number of tornadoes?
June
April
May
January
31
What represents an idea, event, or object to help people better understand it?
applied science
model
technology
pure science
32
What is the SI base unit for the quantity of mass?
gram
nanogram
milligram
kilogram
33
How many boys like basketball more than softball?
3
5
7
2
34
100 degrees Celsius is equal to
273 K
300 K
383 K
373 K
35
What is the SI base unit for quantity of length?
mircogram
meter
millimeter
gram
36
What does the prefix Kilo- stand for?
10
10,000
100
1000
37
Explanation of things based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
data
theory
law
observation
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What is the proper sequence?
scientific law, problem, hypothesis, experiment, theory
problem, hypothesis, experiment, theory, scientific law
hypothesis, problem, experiment, theory, scientific law
problem, theory, experiment, scientific law, hypothesis
