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Nature of Science Practice 1

Quiz by Kara McGarvey

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  • Q1
    What should always be the first thing you do if something "bad" happens in the lab?
    notify the teacher
    apply first aid if someone is hurt
    clean up the mess
    have your partner deal with it
    30s
  • Q2
    After using glass items in the lab, what should you do?
    throw it away
    break it into pieces and put it in the "sharps" box.
    rinse it in acid
    wash it, and store it for reuse
    30s
  • Q3
    A group of students design an experiment to see if the shape of a toy has an effect on if puppies choose it to play with. They make three toys out of the same material. One square, one triangle, and one circle. Which statement is the best hypothesis for this experiment?
    More puppies will pick the circle toy than any other of the shapes of toys.
    More puppies will choose squeeky toys over other toys.
    If the puppies choose a toy, then they are more likely to be playful.
    The bigger the toy, the more puppies will like it.
    30s
  • Q4
    Students want to make a depth map of a vertical cave that is too dangerous for them to go into. They want to know how deep the cave is. They decide to drop ropes into the cave until they reach the bottom, and then measure the length of the ropes. What other data will the students need to collect to make the map of the cave?
    the air pressure of the cave at each location
    The temperature of the cave at each location.
    The location of each rope that is dropped into the cave in relation to the opening.
    the amount of sunlight entering the cave in relation to the depth of the cave.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is not a metric unit?
    meter
    hectogram
    pounds
    milliliter
    30s
  • Q6
    Two pharmaceutical companies create a drug to combat a sleep disorder. Both companies claim that the longer the patient takes the drug, the fewer side effects they will experience. Both companies begin their trials in 1995. The x axis shows the percentage of participants who experience negative side effects. The graph below shows the results of the studies. Based on the data, which company was more successful with their claims?
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    Company A was more successful with their claim
    Both companies were successful with their claims
    Company B was more successful with their claim
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the graph telling you?
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    as pressure decreases temperature increases
    as pressure decreases, temperature decreases
    As pressure increases, temperature increases
    as pressure increases, temperature decreases
    30s
  • Q8
    This graph shows three different automobiles and the amount of miles they get for the miles they drive. Choose the best labels for the X and Y axis.
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    X axis: number of gallons; Y axis: number of miles
    X axis: number of miles; Y axis: number of gallons
    X axis: number of miles; Y axis: number of cars
    X axis: number of cars; Y axis: number of miles
    30s
  • Q9
    When graphing the results of a Survey, what would be the BEST way to display the data?
    pie chart
    line graph
    histogram
    Bar graph
    30s
  • Q10
    You have a grape and a cheeto that are the same mass. The grape has less mass than a chopstick. The cheeto has more mass than a slice of cheese. Which of the following is a correct conclusion?
    the cheese has more mass than the chopstick
    the cheeto and the chopstick have equal mass
    the slice of cheese has more mass than the grape
    The grape has more mass than the slice of cheese
    30s
  • Q11
    A student is conducting an experiment on how sunlight affects the growth of plants. Each week the student collects data by drawing a picture in his notebook showing what the plant looks like. What is wrong with his data collection method?
    His method does not include any type of quantitative data.
    His method has too many control groups.
    His method doesn't include drawing the position of the sun
    He is not a good artist
    30s
  • Q12
    Every few years a local lake suddenly becomes contaminated with algae. This algae causes certain bugs in the water to die but also causes another type of bug to become more numerous. As a result, the amount of one type of fish species in the lake decreases and another increases. Which statement best describes why the fish species decrease and increase when the algae is present?
    The fish that eat algae will not be able to reproduce
    The fish that that eat the bugs that are dying can't find another food source
    there are fewer plant species because the algae eats it
    fish adapted to living with no bugs will have a population increase
    30s
  • Q13
    The periodic table is most useful to scientists that study___________
    minerals
    weather
    evolution
    earthquakes
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the temperature on the thermometer?
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    -12 degrees C
    -9 degrees C
    - 8 degrees C
    -11 degrees C
    30s

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