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A #science #investigation quiz
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To count the number of jelly beans in a jar, you could?
Do multiple trials
Estimate
Create a graph
Ask a friend
2
A dog is the best class pet.
Scientific Question
Not Scientific
3
How can you check the accuracy of your data?
Estimate measurements
Change the experiment
Create a data table
Repeat the experiment
4
How can scientists check for the accuracy of their data?
Change the experiment
Do repeated trials
Talk with other scientists
Make estimates
5
What might you need to wear before beginning a laboratory activity?
Goggles
All of the above
Safety Apron
Gloves
6
An educated guess in science is called?
An observation
A conclusion
An experiment
An estimate
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What is a conclusion?
An explanation based on data
An experiment
A testable question
An observation
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Which of the following would you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
A spring scale
A graduated cylinder
Balance
A meter stick
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Scientists never perform repeated trials.
True
False
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Trying to find an answer to a question about the world is called the...
Experimental Process
The Scientific Investigation
Observing Your Surroundings
A Hypothesis
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Information collected during an experiment is called...
Trials
Observations
Knowledge
Data
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What reliable resources can scientists use in their research?
Books and the Television
Books and Scientific Magazines
Books and the Internet
Books and Scientific Journals
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A step by step plan is a?
Observation
Fact
Opinion
Procedure
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What's another word for hypothesis?
Graph
Prediction
Investigation
Evidence
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Scientific conclusions must be based on...
Beliefs
Facts
Opinions
Thoughts
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A scientific investigation usually begins with:
A testable question
An observation
Sharing results
A hypothesis
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For a scientific conclusion to be valid, it must be based on:
Opinions
Thoughts
Facts
Beliefs
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A example of a non-reliable resource is?
A Book
A Scientific Journal
All are non-reliable
The Internet
19
An example of a good testable question would be, “Is the ocean beautiful at sunrise?”
False
True
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Information collected in an experiment is called?
Data
Opinions
Knowledge
Logic
21
How fast can tornadoes travel?
Scientific
Non Scientific
22
What is the last step in the scientific investigation?
Share your results
Ask a testable question
Do research
Plan your experiment
23
Which of the following is important when creating a graph in science?
Neatness
Labels
All of the above
Title
24
A scientist’s opinion is a reliable source of information.
False
True
25
Mr. Smith's sports car is red. This is a(n)...
Classification
Observation
Prediction
Estimate
26
What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds owls make at night?
Making a hypothesis
Drawing conclusions
Making observations
Recording data
27
Which of the following would you use to measure the mass of a cat?
Triple beam balance
Thermometer
Scale
Graduated cylinder
28
Chocolate ice cream is the best flavor.
Scientific
Not Scientific
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Why do scientists use books and scientific journals?
They are supported by facts
They are found in a library
They are supported by scientists' opinions
They are easy to read
30
What three words are needed when writing a hypothesis?
If, then, because
If, then, now
If, then, always
One, two, three
31
How can scientists better understand the world
Search the internet
Define a problem
Ask people's opinions
All of the above
32
In an experiment, the one variable that changes is called the?
Independent Variable
Controlled Variable
Changeable Variable
Dependent Variable
33
What scientific tool is used to measure temperature?
Barometer
Graduated Cylinder
Thermometer
Balance
34
In an experiment, the variable that stays the same is?
Independent Variable
Controlled Variable
Mixed Variable
Dependent Variable
35
The search for an answer to a well-defined question about the natural world is?
Experiment
Observation
Scientific Investigation
Hypothesis
36
Experiments are usually done one time and by one scientist in order to speed up the process.
True
False
37
How do you test a hypothesis?
Perform an experiment
Make a graph
Gather data
Record results
38
The best graph to use if you want to compare the price of six different candy bars would be a?
Line Graph
Pictograph
Bar Graph
Pie Chart
39
This type of graph shows change over time.
Pictograph
Double Bar Graph
Line Graph
Bar Graph
40
The process of obtaining information by using your senses is called:
Testable Question
Hypothesis
Observation
Experiment
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How can scientists use the steps of the scientific investigation?
All of the above
Use some of the steps
Use all the steps
Use the steps out of order
42
Lab safety is...
Important some of the time
Not necessary
Can help prevent injury
None of the above
43
To measure of the length of your science notebook you should use...
Telescope
Ruler
Compass
Microscope
44
A tool that uses a lens to make things larger is called?
Meter Stick
Balance
Scale
Microscope
45
Each repeated experiment is called a trial.
True
False
46
Performing multiple trials is a bad idea.
False
True
47
A variable you measure is called?
Measurable Variable
Controlled Variable
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
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The first step in the scientific investigation is?
Do research
Record data
Ask a testable question
Share results
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What is a controlled variable?
A variable that you trap
A variable that you measure
A variable that you change
A variable that stays the same
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Why do scientists create data tables?
Because they are pretty
To prove they performed their experiment
To organize their data
It's a scientific rule
