Thinking Like A Scientist Practice Quiz
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- 1.What are predictions based on?
- A.
Predicting is forecasting based on past experience or evidence.
- B.
Predicting is guessing the data measurements.
- C.
Predicting is making a hypothesis.
- D.
Predicting is evaluating the evidence and outcome of testing.
- 2.What is a model?
- A.
A representation, a copy, replica of a complex object or process.
- B.
A prediction of what can occur.
- C.
A piece of a large sample.
- D.
A sample solution.
- 3.What is an observation?
- A.
Information gathered by ones senses.
- B.
A way of thinking and reasoning.
- C.
Information gathered through research.
- D.
Information gathered through sampling.
- 4.What is classifying?
- A.
Classifying is the process or grouping together things that are alike in some way.
- B.
Classifying is creating models representing complex ideas or objects.
- C.
Classifying is predicting what will happen in an experiment.
- 5.What is inferring?
- A.
To explain or interpret observations.
- B.
To predict based on observations.
- C.
To find evidence supporting an observation.
- D.
To give a hypothesis.
- 6.What is qualitative observation/research?
- A.
Observations/research expressed in description.
- B.
Observations/research expressed in number.
- C.
Analyzing and expressing observational data.
- D.
Analyzing descriptive data.
- 7.What is quantitative observations/research?
- A.
Observations/research expressed in number.
- B.
Analyzing observational data.
- C.
Observations/research expressed by descriptions.
- D.
Analyzing descriptive data.
- 8.What is skepticism?
- A.
Skepticism is having an attitude of doubt.
- B.
Skepticism is honesty, reporting the true outcomes of experiments and testing.
- C.
Skepticism is an eagerness to learn and be curious.
- D.
Skepticism is being open-minded, or capable of accepting new and different ideas.
- 9.Why are models important to use?
- A.
Help to understand by representing objects or processes that are complex.
- B.
Help to learn through building.
- C.
Help to share information.
- D.
Help to teach and learn about objects and processes.
- E.
All of these.
- 10.How do observations differ from inferences?
- A.
Observations are based on information gathered by one's senses. Inferences are explanations we have for what we observe.
- B.
Observations are based on explanations of the natural world. Inferences are sensing.
- C.
Observations are based on information we read or research. Inferences are observations.
- D.
Observations are based on educated guesses. Inferences are explanations for these guesses.
- 11.What is meant by the term scientific attitude, habits of mind?
- A.
Scientific attitude, habits of mind include curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, skepticism and creativity.
- B.
Scientific attitude, habits of mind include curiosity, fairness, open-mindedness, and skepticism.
- C.
Scientific attitude, habits of mind include curiosity, repeating the experiment, open-mindedness, skepticism and creativity.
- D.
Scientific attitude, habits of mind include curiosity, stating a problem, observation, honesty, and creativity.
- 12.Which answer is evidence of Jane Goodall's qualitative research data collection?
- A.
Jane and her assistants followed the chimpanzees through the forest and kept a detailed field notebook/journal about the chimp's behavior.
- B.
Jane and her assistants followed the chimpanzees through the forest and took photographs and video of the chimp's behavior.
- C.
Jane and her assistants followed the chimpanzees through the forest.
- D.
Jane and her assistants read and researched about chimpanzees in Tanzania.
- 13.An explanation of how nature works.
- A.
Theory
- B.
Conclusion
- C.
Law
- D.
Hypothesis
- 14.A statement that describes nature.
- A.
Law
- B.
Hypothesis
- C.
Theory
- D.
Conclusion
- 15.Choose the numeral for deci.
- A.
.01
- B.
.1
- C.
.001
- D.
10
- 16.Identify the numeral for kilo
- A.
100
- B.
10,000
- C.
1,000
- D.
10
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