A
12. Information you collect during your experiment
a. Data
b. Variable
c. Conclusion
a. Data
8.. What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
A. Ask a question
B. Do the experiment
C. Report your results
A. Ask a question
1. The environment contains
a. Living things only
b. Nonliving things only
c. Both living and nonliving things
c. Both living and nonliving things
13. Learning more about your topic
a. Materials
b. Procedure
c. Research
c. Research
19. Kyle wanted to do an experiment with mosquitos. He sprayed Mosquito repellent on one of his arms, and the other arm with nothing. After 2 hours, he counted the number of mosquito bites.
What is the independent variable?
a. Mosquitos
b. Mosquito repellent
b. Mosquito repellent
Bart believes that mice exposed to radio waves will become extra strong. He decides to perform this experiment by placing 10 mice near a radio for 5 hours. He compared these 10 mice to another 10 mice that had not been exposed. His test consisted of a heavy block of wood that blocked the mouse food. He found that 8 out of 10 of the radio waved mice were able to push the block away. 7 out of 10 of the other mice were able to do the same thing.
5. What is your experimental group? (Group being tested)
A. Group with the radio
B. Group without the radio
C. Mouse Food
A. Group with the radio
9. Only Scientist can use the Scientific Method
A. True
B. False
B. False
After handling chemicals you should:
a. Dry them off with a paper towel
b. Wash your hands with both soap and water
c. Wipe your hands on your clothes
b. Wash your hands with both soap and water
18. An apple is cut into slices. Half of the slices are sprayed with lemon juice. All slices are stored in a sealed plastic bag. After 4 days, they are observed to see how brown they turned.
What is the dependent variable?
a. The apple slices
b. The color of the apples
b. The color of the apples
3.Which of the following is always a NONRENEWABLE natural resource?
a. Oil
b. Fresh water
c. Wind
a. Oil
16. What message does the Lorax share about taking care of the environment?
a. Factories should be built everywhere
b. Nature can fix itself without help
c. People need to protect and care for the environment
d. Animals can live anywhere, even in polluted areas
c. People need to protect and care for the environment
To safely smell a chemical in lab:
a. Smell it slowly
b. Heat the substance before smelling
c. Gently waft the fumes towards your nose.
c. Gently waft the fumes towards your nose.
17. An apple is cut into slices. Half of the slices are sprayed with lemon juice. All slices are stored in a sealed plastic bag. After 4 days, they are observed to see how brown they turned.
What is the independent variable?
a. The lemon juice
b. The plastic bag
a. The lemon juice
4. Which of the following is always a RENEWABLE natural resource?
a. Oil
b. Water
c. Coal
b. Water
In the laboratory, the following should not be worn:
a. Loose clothing
b. Dangling jewelry
c. Sandals
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
10. An educated guess is considered a_________?
a. Research
b. Hypothesis
c. Variable
b. Hypothesis
20. Kyle wanted to do an experiment with mosquitos. He sprayed Mosquito repellent on one of his arms, and the other arm with nothing. After 2 hours, he counted the number of mosquito bites.
What is the dependent variable?
a. Number of mosquito bites
b. 2 hours
a. Number of mosquito bites
2.Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?
a. Coal
b. Sunlight
c. Plastic
c. Plastic
Broken glass should be
a. Put into a container specifically for broken glass
b. Picked up with your hands
c. Placed in the nearest trash can
a. Put into a container specifically for broken glass
Bart believes that mice exposed to radio waves will become extra strong. He decides to perform this experiment by placing 10 mice near a radio for 5 hours. He compared these 10 mice to another 10 mice that had not been exposed. His test consisted of a heavy block of wood that blocked the mouse food. He found that 8 out of 10 of the radio waved mice were able to push the block away. 7 out of 10 of the other mice were able to do the same thing.
6. What is your control group? (Group NOT being experimented on)
A. Group with the radio
B. Group without the radio
C. Mouse Food
B. Group without the radio
14. Data expressed in number
a. Quantitative Data
b. Quality Data
c. Questions
a. Quantitative Data
Bart believes that mice exposed to radio waves will become extra strong. He decides to perform this experiment by placing 10 mice near a radio for 5 hours. He compared these 10 mice to another 10 mice that had not been exposed. His test consisted of a heavy block of wood that blocked the mouse food. He found that 8 out of 10 of the radio waved mice were able to push the block away. 7 out of 10 of the other mice were able to do the same thing.
7. What is your independent variable
A. Mice
B. Radio
C. Mouse Food
B. Radio
What should you do if a chemical splashes in your eye?
a. Rub your eyes
b. Go to the bathroom and wash them out
c. Go to the eyewash station
c. Go to the eyewash station
15. How does the Lorax symbolize environmental science in the story?
a. He helps the Once-ler make more Thneeds
b. He speaks up for the trees, animals, and nature
c. He tells the animals to leave the forest
d. He cuts down trees to make space for more factories.
b. He speaks up for the trees, animals, and nature
11. The process that uses observations and investigations to gain knowledge about events in nature.
a. English
b. Government
c. Science
c. Science