Scientific Method
The thing you measure at the end of the experiment.
A) Hypothesis
B) Independent Variable
C) Dependent Variable
C) Dependent Variable
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
Rotate and Revolution are synonyms.
True or false?
false
The main cause of tides on Earth is the gravitational pull of the ___________.
Moon
All of the planets revolve around the_____.
A) Chair
B) Universe
C) Sun
C) Sun
The thing you change on purpose.
A) Control
B) Independent Variable
C) Dependent Variable
B) Independent Variable
How are the outer planets all similar?
A) They all have water
B) They are all rocky planets
C) They are all gas giants.
C) They are all gas giants.
What causes the seasons?
A) The Moon's gravity
B) The Earth's tilt
C) The Earth's rotation
B) The Earth's tilt
What color does the moon turn during a lunar eclipse?
A) White B) Black C) Blue D) Red
D) Red
Who was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon?
A) Yuri Gagarin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) Davy Jones
D) Bill Nye
B) Neil Armstrong
Barry searched online for the biggest shark in the world. They found out the characteristics of several sharks. He also found a book at the library that showed them how to identify all types of minerals. What step of the Scientific Method is described in this passage?
Research
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
A) Meteorites
B) Asteroid belt
C) The Sun
B) Asteroid belt
What tide occurs when the moon and Sun are at 90 degree angles?
A) Spring
B) Neap
B) Neap
What does it mean when the moon is growing, always on the right side?
A) Waning
B) Waxing
B) Waxing
Where are most comets from?
A) Kuiper Belt
B) Asteroid Belt
C) Sun
A) Kuiper Belt
Identify the following: If salt is added to the water, then it will dissolve the fastest.
A) Control
B) Hypothesis
C) Variable
B) Hypothesis
Where are most asteroids located?
A) Kuiper belt
B) Comet belt
C) asteroid belt
C) asteroid belt
Who invented the first telescope and believed in a heliocentric model?
Galileo
What does it mean when the moon is shrinking, always on the left side?
A) Waning
B) Waxing
A) Waning
Mr. Vinne’s room is always warm. What type of observation is this?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
A) Qualitative
Sara wondered if flowers would grow towards blue light better than regular light. What is the dependent variable in the experiment described above?
growth of flower
Where are most dwarf planets located?
A) Kuiper Belt
B) Asteroid Belt
C) Venus
A) Kuiper Belt
How old is the Earth?
4.5 billion years
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon is in the Earth's shadow?
A) solar
B) Lunar
B) Lunar
How are the inner planets all similar?
A) They are all rocky planets
B) They are all gas giants.
C) They are all farther from the sun.
A) They are all rocky planets