Science Skills Warm Up 1
15 Questions
| Total Attempts: 114
Welcome to the Electronic Learning Environment for Physical Science. This is a warm up based upon the vocabulary based on these topics: (1) What is physical science? , (2) Science Methods, and (3) Scientific Laws. I wish you well on this test! Good Luck!
Questions and Answers
- 1.
![_____ is the application of physics to biology.
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_____ is the application of physics to biology.- A.
Biochemistry
- B.
Biophysics
- C.
Biology
- D.
Physiology
- E.
Astrobiology
- 2.
![______ is the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter.
(Note: Please enter your answer according to English rules.)
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______ is the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter. (Note: Please enter your answer according to English rules.) - 3.
![_____ _____ is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting previous knowledge.
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_____ _____ is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting previous knowledge.- A.
Scientific Method
- B.
Quantitative Data
- C.
Hypothesis
- D.
System
- E.
Dependent Variable
- 4.Observing involves collecting data and make measurements during an experiment.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5._____ is something that has amount, magnitude, or size. It is NOT the same as a measurement.
- A.
Quantity
- B.
Variable
- C.
Theory
- D.
Control
- E.
Independent Variable
- 6.A(n) _____ is a set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted.
- A.
Quantity
- B.
Variable
- C.
Theory
- D.
Control
- E.
Independent Variable
- 7.A(n) _____ is often an explanation of how phenomena occur and how data or events are related.
- A.
Quantity
- B.
Variable
- C.
Theory
- D.
Control
- E.
Model
- 8.A(n) _____ involves collecting data and make measurements. (Note: Please enter your answer using all lower case letters.)
- 9.Qualitative data deals with descriptions (non-numerical). Data can be observed but not measured. Please select qualitative data from the list below.
- A.
Colors
- B.
Textures
- C.
Smells
- D.
45.6 meters
- E.
Taste
- F.
Shape
- G.
20.6 Liter of diet soda
- 10._____ Data is helpful in evaluation because it provides quantifiable and easy to understand results. Such as the atomic radii measured in picometers.
- 11._____ is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. It serves as a basis for making predictions and carry out further experiments.
- 12.
![The goal of any scientific method is to solve a problem or to better understand an observed event.
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The goal of any scientific method is to solve a problem or to better understand an observed event.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.A(n) _____ variable responses to the independent variable in the experiment or investigation.
- A.
Dependent
- B.
Independent
- C.
Quantity
- D.
Control
- E.
Scientific
- 14.
![A(n) _____ experiment is an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable is deliberately changed at a time.
(Note: Please enter your answer in all lower case letters.)
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A(n) _____ experiment is an experiment in which only one variable, the manipulated variable is deliberately changed at a time. (Note: Please enter your answer in all lower case letters.) - 15.A(n) _____ is a word to describe each factor that changed in the experiment (investigation). (NOTE: Please use all lower case letters in your answer.)
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