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Test 1 Review
1. What piece of equipment protects the eyes?
2. What piece of equipment is used for
measuring volatile liquids?
3. If I was doing a dissection, which piece of
equipment would I put my specimen in?
4. If you have long hair, what should you do
with it while in lab?
5. What do you do if there is broken
glass/equipment in the lab?
6. True or false: when studying a chemical it is
important to taste and smell it so that you
know a lot about it.
7. A scoopula is used to measure _________
amounts of dry material.
8. A __________________ is used for
measuring the temperature of a liquid.
Identify the following parts on the microscope:
9. What is “A” pointing to?
12. What is “D” pointing to?
10. What is “B” pointing to?
13. What is “E” pointing to?
11. What is “C” pointing to?
14. If you are looking through the eyepiece, then through the 4x objective, what is your total magnification?
15. What is used to organize information?
16. What is used to present information visually?
Use the following table to answer the next 2 questions:
17. Which system had the most software
problems?
18. The operating system had the most
problems with:
Use the following graph to answer the next 2 questions:
19. Which school lunch item did students prefer
the most?
20. How many students preferred hot dots and
sandwiches?
Use the following graph to answer the next 2 questions:
21. Which fuel type was used the most in 1997?
22. How many quadrillion BTU’s did Electricity
consume?
23. The independent variable is :
24. The dependent variable:
25. In a scientific experiment, the _______________ is a group that serves as the standard of comparison.
26. What do you call the factors that the experimenter tries to keep the same?
Use the following graph to answer the next 2 questions:
27. In 1997, which fuel type was used the
most?
28. In which year was natural gas used more?
Use the following graph to answer the next 2 questions:
29. About how many cell phone subscribers
were there in 1995?
30. In what year did the number of cell phone
subscribers reach 60 million?
31. The first step in the scientific method is:
32. What system do we use to report data?
33. “Jenny goes to the library and looks up different kind of pesticides and their effect on vegetables and
also looks up natural remedies to help solve her bug problem”. This best describes which step of the
scientific method?
34. A _________________ is a widely accepted explanation supported by a large body of observations
and experiments.
35. Which of the following is an example of a theory?
a. Cells are the fundamental units of life.
b. If a woman takes one prenatal vitamin per day, her nails will grow longer.
c. People who earn college degrees will have a higher income.
d. If a fish lives in water with pH levels below six, it will not survive.
36. Which of the following is an example of a hypothesis?
a. A gas is a large number of small particles that are all in random, constant motion.
b. The level of UV radiation from the Sun is highest between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm.
c. Microorganisms are the cause of many diseases
d. All matter is made up of small units called atoms
37. What is the next step? HypothesisExperiment______ ? ______ Conclusion
38. A series of ordered steps scientists use when setting up an experiment is called the:
Use the following graph to answer the following question:
39. Whale sightings in the North Sea have been cataloged for 2008. What is the BEST conclusion that can
be drawn from the data set above?
40. Which of the following is true regarding scientific theories such as the Cell Theory?
I.
Scientific theories are well established and reliable.
II.
Scientific theories have been examined by multiple researchers.
III.
Scientific theories are subject to change when new evidence is inconsistent with, or cannot
be explained by, current theory.
IV.
Scientific theories have changed over time
41. Science has limitations because—
42. Science uses evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as
well as knowledge generated through this process. As new technology is created, physical,
mathematical, and conceptual models sometimes are changed. Why is this?
43. A scientist makes a hypothesis and then conducts an experiment. The scientist discovers that the
experiment does not support the claim. What should the scientist do?