Vocab 1
1. What does “mass” measure?
A. How much space an object takes up
B. How much matter is in an object
C. The pull of gravity on an object
D. The speed of an object
B. How much matter is in an object
6. What is zoology?
A. The study of rocks
B. The study of animals
C. The study of plants
D. The study of weather
B. The study of animals
11. What does a telescope do?
A. Breaks light into colors
B. Studies animal behavior
C. Makes faraway objects look closer
D. Speeds up tiny particles
C. Makes faraway objects look closer
16. What is weight?
A. How much matter is in something
B. How far something travels
C. The pull of gravity on an object
D. The size of an object
C. The pull of gravity on an object
21. What is chemistry?
A. The study of rocks
B. The study of plants
C. The study of how matter changes
D. The study of planets
C. The study of how matter changes
2. What is the scientific method?
A. A set of steps scientists use to test ideas
B. A tool for looking at stars
C. A law that never changes
D. A piece of technology
A. A set of steps scientists use to test ideas
7. What is geology?
A. The study of stars
B. The study of chemistry;
C. The study of animals
D. The study of rocks and Earth
D. The study of rocks and Earth
12. What does “quantitative” mean?
A. Based on plants
B. Based on numbers and measurements
C. Based on opinions and feelings
D. Based on a law of nature
B. Based on numbers and measurements
17. What is a controlled experiment?
A. An experiment with no variables
B. An experiment with random results
C. An experiment where only one variable is tested at a time
D. An experiment that studies animals
C. An experiment where only one variable is tested at a time
22. What is a radio telescope?
A. Collects radio waves from space to study stars and galaxies
B. Uses sound waves to see inside Earth
C. Predicts earthquakes
D. Speeds up particles
A. Collects radio waves from space to study stars and galaxies
3. What is science?
A. A collection of random facts
B. A way to ask questions and learn about the natural world
C. The use of machines to solve problems
D. A type of experiment
B. A way to ask questions and learn about the natural world
8. What is length?
A. How far something goes from one end to the other
B. How much matter is in something
C. The pull of gravity
D. How much space something fills
A. How far something goes from one end to the other
13. What is critical thinking?
A. Memorizing facts without understanding
B. Believing everything you hear
C. Doing an experiment without a hypothesis
D. Carefully analyzing and questioning information
D. Carefully analyzing and questioning information
18. What does a particle accelerator do?
A. Predicts the weather
B. Breaks light into colors
C. Measures weight
D. Speeds up tiny particles so scientists can study them
D. Speeds up tiny particles so scientists can study them
23. What is a scientific law?
A. A well-tested explanation
B. A guess scientists make
C. A step in the scientific method
D. A statement that describes something in nature that always happens the same way
D. A statement that describes something in nature that always happens the same way
4. What does a spectroscope do?
A. Measures mass
B. Breaks light into colors to study it
C. Speeds up particles
D. Shows weather patterns
B. Breaks light into colors to study it
9. What is botany?
A. The study of animals
B. The study of plants
C. The study of rocks
D. The study of space
B. The study of plants
14. What is a scientific theory?
A. A well-tested explanation supported by evidence
B. A guess with no evidence
C. A law that always stays the same
D. A single experiment result
A. A well-tested explanation supported by evidence
19. What is volume?
A. How much matter is in an object
B. The speed of an object
C. The pull of gravity
D. How much space an object takes up
D. How much space an object takes up
25. What is physics?
A. The study of matter, energy, motion, and forces
B. The study of the Earth
C. The study of the atmosphere
D. The study of living things
A. The study of matter, energy, motion, and forces
5. What is technology?
A. Using knowledge to create tools or solve problems
B. The study of animals
C. A natural law that never changes
D. An experiment with one variable
A. Using knowledge to create tools or solve problems
10. What is a variable in an experiment?
A. A law of nature
B. Something that always stays the same
C. A factor that can change
D. A tool for measuring
C. A factor that can change
15. What is a model in science?
A. A tool for measuring length
B. A smaller or simpler representation of something
C. A type of telescope
D. A guess about how something works
B. A smaller or simpler representation of something
20. What does “qualitative” mean?
A. Based on descriptions and qualities
B. Based on numbers and measurements
C. Based on experiments with variables
D. Based on scientific laws
A. Based on descriptions and qualities
26. What is a hypothesis?
A. A random guess with no evidence
B. A possible explanation that can be tested
C. A law of nature
D. A step in measuring volume
B. A possible explanation that can be tested