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Physical Science Unit 1 Test - Intro to Science

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. What type of graph is best for comparing information collected by counting?
a. Bar graph c. None of these
b. Line graph d. Circle graph
____ 2. What should you do if you need to smell the odor of a chemical?
a. Hold the chemical away and take a c. Hold the chemical away and waft
small whiff with your nose. (wave) the smell towards you.
b. Hold the chemical away and take a big d. Put your nose right over the chemical
whiff with your nose. and take a small whiff.
____ 3. The amount of space occupied by an object is its
a. length c. volume
b. density d. mass
____ 4. The first thing you should do if a spill or accident occurs is
a. try and continue and clean up at the c. clean it up
end of lab
b. try and continue the lab and tell the d. tell the teacher
teacher at the end of lab
____ 5. The term that best describes an organized set of investigation procedures is
a. Procedure c. Variable
b. Hypothesis d. Scientific method
____ 6. Why should you not place hot glassware in water?
a. None of these c. Water might get in the glassware and
mess up the experiment
b. Rapid cooling may make it shatter d. You don’t want the water to heat up
____ 7. What is the SI base unit for length?
a. meters c. kilometers
b. centimeters d. feet
____ 8. What is the SI base unit for mass?
a. kilogram c. pound
b. gram d. meter
____ 9. You should wear safety goggles in the lab to protect your eyes from
a. all of the these c. heated substances
b. things that might shatter d. cheicals
____ 10. Which type of graph is best for showing how a whole is broken down into parts?
a. Circle graph c. Bar graph
b. None of these d. Line graph
____ 11. What should you always do after handling chemicals?
a. Wash your hands in soap and water c. Wipe your hands off with paper towels
b. Wipe your hands on your pants d. Rinse your hands off in water
____ 12. What is the SI base unit for temperature?
a. degrees Celcius c. Amps
b. degrees kelvin d. degrees Fahrenheit

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____ 13. What is the proper way to unplug any kind of equippment?
a. Pull on the cord and the plug c. Pull it out by the cord gently
b. Pull it out by the cord very hard d. Pull it out by the plug
____ 14. SI units are
a. units that are used only to measure c. units that used only to measure
mass distance
b. the type of units that are only used in d. the accepted units used by scientists
the U.S. like feet and inches around the world
____ 15. What should you do at the conclusion of lab?
a. Go sit down c. Clean up your station
b. Pass in your paper d. Finish your homework
____ 16. What should you do with chipped glassware?
a. Inform the teacher who will help you c. Tell the teacher who will throw it in the
dispose of it properly. trash.
b. Use it if it is not too bad, it can be d. Throw it away in the trash.
expensive.
____ 17. What should you do if you get something in your eyes?
a. Immediately flush eyes with water and c. Keep blinking
then rub
b. Immediately try and rub it out d. Immediately flush eyes with water and
do not rub them
____ 18. How do you properly treat a burn?
a. Immediately put on aloe c. Immediately flush with cold water until
the burning sensation is lessened
b. Immediately put on ointment and a d. None of these
bandage
____ 19. What is the density of a rock that has a mass of 20 g and a volume of 5 mL?
a. 100 g/mL c. 25 g/mL
b. 4 g/mL d. 0.25 g/mL
____ 20. Which variable is found on the x-axis?
a. control c. independent
b. constant d. dependent
____ 21. Which variable is found on the y-axis?
a. constant c. dependent
b. independent d. control
____ 22. What type of graph shows the relationship where the dependent variable changes due to a change in
the independent variable?
a. Bar graph c. Line graph
b. None of these d. Circle graph
____ 23. The quantity of matter in an object is
a. is mass c. its length
b. its density d. its volume

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Matching

a. Control d. Law
b. Theory e. Dependent variable
c. Independent variable f. Constant
____ 24. The standard to which test results can be compared
____ 25. Explanation based on many observations and investigations
____ 26. Statement about something that always seems to be true
____ 27. What the experimenter measures in an experiment
____ 28. What the experimenter changes in an experiment

Short Answer

29. What is the correct way to say your hypothesis is ‘right’ and what is the correct way to say your
hypothesis is ‘wrong’?

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30. List the seven steps of the scientific method in the order that was presented in the notes.

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31. Why is it important to have standards of measurement?

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Problem

32. A student wants to know the relationship between hours of TV watched every day with science test
average.
Hours of TV Average science test score
watched per
day
0 95
.5 93
1 82
2 75
5 60
a. Write the variable on the appropriate axis
b. Place an appropriate number scale on each axis.
c. Plot each data point on the graph.
d. Draw the best fit line for the data points
e. Title the graph.
f. Identify the dependent and independent variables.
g. What is the relationship between the two variables?
33. Mr. Brown wants to investiate the relationship between the amount of nitrogen in plant soil and
the amount that the plant grows. Mr. Brown sets up 9 pots to grow tomato plants in: 3 pots that
have no added nitrogen in the soil, 3 pots that have 1 nitrogen pellet, and 3 pots that have 2
nitrogen pellets. The plants have the same type of soil, are all the same size, are watered the same
amount, and are exposed to the same amount of light. Mr. Brown hypothesizes that if plants have
more nitrogen in the soil they will grow taller. The plants with no nitrogen pellets average 10 cm.
The plants with 1 nitrogen pellet average 13 cm. The plants with 2 nitrogen pellets average 16 cm.
a. What is the independent variable?

b. What is the dependent variable?

c. What is the control?

d. What should Mr. Brown’s conclusion be?

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34. A basketball player wants to see the relationship between hours spent practicing freethrows every
week to the percentage of makes out of 10 shots.
Hours of Average percentage of
practice per makes out of 10 shots
week
0 55
1 65
2 70
5 85
7 89
a. Write the variable on the appropriate axis
b. Place an appropriate number scale on each axis.
c. Plot each data point on the graph.
d. Draw the best fit line for the data points
e. Title the graph.
f. Identify the dependent and independent variables.
g. What is the relationship between the two variables?
35. Mr. Brown wants to investigate the life of different types of bulb on his overhead projector. Mr.
Brown hypothesizes that the new Mr. Shiny’s bulbs will last longer than the old bulbs. The old
bulbs are called ‘Ol Reliables. Mr. Brown determines that ‘Ol Reliables last an average of 21 hours.
Mr. Brown determines that the new bulbs, Mr. Shiny’s, last an average of 16 hours.
a. What is the independent variable?

b. What is the dependent variable?

c. What is the control?

d. What should Mr. Brown’s conclusion be?

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Physical Science Unit 1 Test - Intro to Science

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: A PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: C PTS: 1
4. ANS: D PTS: 1
5. ANS: D PTS: 1
6. ANS: B PTS: 1
7. ANS: A PTS: 1
8. ANS: A PTS: 1
9. ANS: A PTS: 1
10. ANS: A PTS: 1
11. ANS: A PTS: 1
12. ANS: B PTS: 1
13. ANS: D PTS: 1
14. ANS: D PTS: 1
15. ANS: C PTS: 1
16. ANS: A PTS: 1
17. ANS: D PTS: 1
18. ANS: C PTS: 1
19. ANS: B PTS: 1
20. ANS: C PTS: 1
21. ANS: C PTS: 1
22. ANS: C PTS: 1
23. ANS: A PTS: 1

MATCHING

24. ANS: A PTS: 1

25. ANS: B PTS: 1
26. ANS: D PTS: 1
27. ANS: E PTS: 1
28. ANS: C PTS: 1

SHORT ANSWER

29. ANS:
supported or not supported/rejected

PTS: 1

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30. ANS:
State the problem, gather information, form a hypothesis, perform an experiment, analyze data, form a
conclusion, keep accurate records/repeat

PTS: 1
31. ANS:
measurements using the same standard can be compared to eachother

PTS: 1

PROBLEM

32. ANS:
correct answers will have same basic graph

PTS: 1
33. ANS:
a. amount of N
b. plant growth
c. no N plants
d. accept/support

PTS: 1
34. ANS:
correct answers will have same basic graph

PTS: 1
35. ANS:
a. bulb type
b. bulb life
c. ‘ol reliable
d. reject

PTS: 1

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