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Stanton - Unit 1 Nature of Science TEST

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Questions 8-11. You are given a scientific question. Please choose one of the answer choices (a-d) below. Each answer choice could be used more than once.
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Interpreting Investigation Information
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Question 1
1.

A student is asked to make a quantitative observation of the ant shown . Which of the following students do you think is correct?


Student A: “The ant is black.”
Student B: “The ant has 6 legs and 2 antennae.”
Student C: “The ant is about 3 cm long.”
Student D: “The ant has a long, thin body.”

Question 2
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The ruler above does not show the units. Assuming the student is using an appropriate scientific tool, what unit should the length be measured in?

Question 3
3.

What tool is used to measure volume?

Question 4
4.

What is the purpose of a comparative investigation?

Question 5
5.

Which of the following statements would be the best qualitative observation the sketcher could include?

Question 6
6.

Consider the 3 types of investigations we have been studying. Which has an independent variable and control group?

Question 7
7.

The use of variables in investigations is important to all except which type of investigation?

Question 8
8.

How often does it rain in the month of July?

Question 9
9.

What are the similarities and differences in fungi and bacteria cells?

Question 10
10.

How many insects are in a given area?

Question 11
11.

What are the effects of fertilizer on tomato plant growth?

Question 12
12.

What is the independent variable in the investigation?

Question 13
13.

What is the dependent variable in the investigation?

Question 14
14.

The investigation outlined above (“Does more rain make healthy bison babies?”) is what type of investigation?

Question 15
15.

Does the data from the investigation support their hypothesis?

Question 16
16.

A student finds an unknown piece of metal and decides to use density to determine its identity. The metal has a volume of 3 cm³ and a mass of 27g. What is the identity?

Question 17
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A block of aluminum with a mass of 20g is used to make a bolt. If the bolt has half the mass of the original block what is the density of the bolt?

Question 18
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Solids are usually more dense than liquids because...

Question 19
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Find the volume of the box below. You may use a calculator.

Question 20
20.

What are the steps when finding volume using a graduated cylinder?