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8th Physical Science Ch. 1 Test Review
8th Physical Science Ch. 1 Test Review
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1
Which term refers to the
amount of matter
in an object?
volume
weight
mass
meter
2
Which term refers to the application of scientific knowledge to
help people
?
discovery
experiment
science
technology
3
Which SI unit prefix means
1,000
?
kilo
hecto
deca
centi
4
Which type of graph is used to show
results of surveys
?
line graph
bar graph
circle graph
pie chart
5
Which SI unit is used for temperature and is written correctly?
K
0C
C
0K
6
Which term refers to
using
investigations and experiments repeatedly to prove results?
law
theory
hyothesis
scientific method
7
Which term refers to a rule or principle that describes what happens in nature
all the time
?
theory
problem
scientific law
hypothesis
8
Which term refers to the
factor that changes
when the independent variable changes?
hypothesis
dependent variable
control
constant
9
Which SI unit would represent a
derived unit
?
cm3
mg
kL
m/s
10
Which factor is plotted on the
vertical or y-axis
?
independent variable
dependent variable
mass
time
11
Which term refers to a testable, educated guess?
theory
experiment
law
hypothesis
12
What is the
fourth step
of the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Analyze Data
Research
Experiment/Test
13
Which term refers to an event that is based on
repeated observations or experiments
?
hypothesis
theory
scientific law
problem
14
What is the
first step
of the scientific method?
state the problem (purpose)
analysis (analyze data)
gather information (research)
state a hypothesis
15
Which type of graph is used to show how a fixed quantity is
broken into parts
?
line graph
circle graph
scatter graph
bar graph
16
Which variable is plotted on the
horizontal or x-axis
?
independent variable
dependent variable
17
Which type of graph is used to
compare related results
?
circle graph
line graph
bar graph
pie chart
18
Which term refers to the helpful representation of an event, idea, or object?
theory
model
hypothesis
law
19
Which term refers to the factor that does
NOT
change in an experiment?
independent variable
dependent variable
constant
control
20
Which SI unit is used to measure
mass
?
gram
kilogram
meter
Liter
21
Which term refers to studying the effect of one thing on another in order to test a hypothesis?
experiment
scientific law
problem
theory
22
Which SI unit is used to measure
length
?
gram
Liter
meter
kilogram
23
Which SI unit is used to measure
time
?
s
L
hr
m
24
Which term refers to a
factor that is manipulated
in an experiment to change the dependent?
dependent variable
independent variable
constant
control
25
Which term refers to the standard for
comparing
all parts of the experiment for accuracy?
independent variable
constant
dependent variable
control
