sci test

Question 1

How many parts are there in an experiment

Answer 1

there are 5 parts

Question 2

Why is a hypothesis not a fact?

Answer 2

A hypothesis is not a fact because it is what you infer and cannot be proven

Question 3

What type of variable is used in an experiment and is a unexpected to remain the same

Answer 3

controlled variable

Question 4

What is the difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory?

Answer 4

A law is a rule that must be followed and a theory must be concluded

Question 5

What is the difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory?

Answer 5

A law is a rule that must be followed and a theory must be concluded.

Question 6

Why do scientists share their experiments?

Answer 6

So they can repeat the experiment & educate them

Question 7

Why is it necessary to be well prepared for an experiment?

Answer 7

It is important to be well prepared for an experiment because if you are not prepared you can get hurt and not have a complete experiment.

Question 8

What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations?

Answer 8

Quantitative deals with numbers and and amounts and qualitative deals with descriptions

Question 9

Who is Jane Goodall?

Answer 9

Jane Goodall is a scientist from England that studied chimpanzees in Gonde national park for 50 years.

Question 10

What are the 5 skills scientists use when observing the natural world?

Answer 10

Observing, predicting, inferring, making models and classifying

Question 11

What are the 5 life science careers?

Answer 11

Botanist, Park Rangers, Marine Biologist, Forestry Technician, Health- care workers

Question 12

If an accident occurs in a lab you should tell the teacher immediately t/f?

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Technology can have a negative impact on society t/f?

Answer 13

true

Question 14

Advances in science do not have any effect on technology t/f?

Answer 14

false

Question 15

A scientist should always balance open mindedness with scepticism t/f?

Answer 15

true

Question 16

Making models is a grouping together items that are alike in some way t/f?

Answer 16

false

Question 17

Good preparation helps you stay ___ when you do science activites

Answer 17

safe

Question 18

a refrigerator is an example of ___

Answer 18

technology

Question 19

Life science is the study of ___

Answer 19

biology

Question 20

The different ways in which scientists study the natural world is called _____

Answer 20

scientific inquiry

Question 21

When you explain or interpret the things you observe you are making a ___

Answer 21

inference

Question 22

Which of the following is a possible safety hazard in the field? Is it safety goggles, bad weather, or good preparation?

Answer 22

Bad Weather

Question 23

Which is the best way to prepare for a lab? Do the lab without telling an adult, carefully read the steps in the lab, use the lab supplies to create your own experiment

Answer 23

carefully read the steps in the lab

Question 24

____is a person who is trained in both science and technology

Answer 24

Engineer

Question 25

How people change the world around them to solve practical problems is called _____

Answer 25

technology

Question 26

Scientists communicate their research so that other scientists can _____

Answer 26

repeat the experiment, tweak it, fix it, expand on it (just choose one)

Question 27

When you draw a conclusion from your experiment you should ask yourself whether the data _____

Answer 27

supports or disproves the hypothesis

Question 28

What is a possible explanation for a set of observations called?

Answer 28

hypthesis

Question 29

____ is making a forecast of what will happen

Answer 29

predicting

Question 30

Using 1 or more of your 5 senses is called ___

Answer 30

observing

Question 31

____ is the way of studying the natural world

Answer 31

science