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Savvas 4th Grade Chapter 1 The Nature of Science Chapter Test

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Question 1
1.

Which tool would you use to look at the moon?

Question 2
2.

What does a graduated cylinder measure?

Question 3
3.

Use a balance to measure:

Question 4
4.

Something that you change in an experiment is called a(n)

Question 5
5.

The first thing you should do before you begin is a science lab activity is:

Question 6
6.

In an experiment, how may times should we repeat a trial?

Question 7
7.

Some of the formats used for organizing and arranging data include:

Question 8
8.

Evidence is:

Question 9
9.

Inquiry is the process of

Question 10
10.

Two scientists get different results for the same experiment. What should they do?

Question 11
11.

Which is an example of a two-dimensional model?

Question 12
12.
A _______ is a decision you make based on data.
Question 13
13.

When working in a team, it is important for everyone to have the same idea.

Question 14
14.

Scientists ask questions about what they observe in the natural world.

Question 15
15.

It is important to wear safety goggles and gloves during science activities.

Question 16
16.

Measurements made by scientists are usually in Metric units but the United States also commonly uses non-metric units.

Question 17
17.

Scientists record their methods so their experiments can be repeated accurately.

Question 18
18.

Models are not objects or ideas that represent other things.

Question 19
19.

The results of an experiment become research for the future experiments of other scientists.

Question 20
20.

A line graph is never used to show patterns of data over time.

Question 21
21.

Long ago people measured by using familiar objects such as a foot or forearm.

Question 22
22.
__________ are when scientists ask people a number of questions and then analyze the answers.
Question 23
23.
__________is a way of collecting data.
Question 24
24.

Two students are testing how high a ball will bounce. Each student drops a ball. One
student’s bounce height is 20 cm. The other student’s bounce height is 60 cm.
Explain why these results might be different.

Question 25
25.

A team of scientists is studying the formation of islands in the Pacific Ocean. What is a question the team might ask?

Question 26
26.

Make an inference about the picture. What evidence supports your inference?


Question 27
27.

Why is it important to write procedures that are clearly understood?

Question 28
28.

Name one piece of information scientists can gather using a microscope?

Question 29
29.

Why is it important for scientists to make many observations?

Question 30
30.

Name three types of reference materials scientists use to do research.