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SKILLS OF SCIENCE, MEASUREMENT AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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When scientists put things into categories or group together items that are alike in some way
observing
inferring
experimenting
classifying
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Which procedure would come BEFORE testing a hypothesis in a scientific investigation?
Drawing conclusions
asking questions
analyzing data
Reporting results
3
the metric unit and abbreviation for measuring a solid volume
m, meter
L, liter
g, gram
cm³, cubic centimeter
4
the metric unit and abbreviation for measuring mass
m, meter
L, liter
g/m³, grams per cubic meter
g, gram
5
Your choice of meat will be the ______
dependent variable
constant
control
independent variable
6
What is the purpose of using the scientific method?
to do an experiment
to follow steps in order
to solve a problem
to make careful observations
7
What is the basic International System of Units measurement for
length
?
grams
newtons
liter
meter
8
Which of the following would you use to measure the
mass
of an orange?
graduated cylinder
ruler
triple beam balance
spring scale
9
Interpreting observations and making a judgment based on reasoning from what you already know
observation
data
conclusion
inference
10
Mass and weight are different because?
mass measures the amount of weight an object contains
weight measures the force of gravity on an object
mass measures the force of gravity on an object
weight measures the amount of matter an object contains
11
Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called
predicting
observing
inferring
classifying
12
The amount of space an object occupies.
weight
volume
matter
mass
13
In science, another term for an educated guess is a __________
prediction
hypothesis
guess
inference
14
The amount of matter in an object
mass
matter
volume
weight
15
A scientific hypothesis, much like a scientific investigation, must be:
able to be manipulated
able to be tested
able to be controlled
correct
16
Which of the following is not correct?
Volume ------> Spring scale
Temperature -----> Thermometer
Length -------> a ruler
Mass ----> Triple beam balance
17
What is the SI system based on?
units of 10
the queen's arm
units of 5
the English system
18
Observations that deal with descriptions that
cannot
be expressed in numbers are called
responding observations
quantitative observation
manipulated observations
qualitative observation
19
The temp of a liquid, the height of a plant, or an observation that an object is purple are
data
conclusions
questions
experiments
20
Which of the following terms is a quantitative observation?
purple
student
400 cm
round
21
What is the density of a substance that has a mass of 45 g and a volume of 9 mL?
9 g/mL
54 g/mL
405 g/ml
5 g/mL
