Power of Observation Quiz
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Question #1
 On a standard
traffic light, where
is the green light
found?
A. Top
B. Middle
C. Bottom
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C. Bottom
Question #2
 On a penny, which
direction does
Lincoln face?
A. right
B. left
C. faces forward
A. right
http://www.newpenny.net
Question #3
 In which hand is
the Statue of
Liberty holding
her torch?
A. Right Hand
B. Left Hand
C. Both Hands
A.
Right
Hand
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Question #4
 What color is the
letter “L” in the
Google logo?
A. Green
B. Blue
C. Red
http://www.google.com/
A. Green
Question #5
 What two numbers
on the telephone
keypad do not have
letters by them? (Put
your phones away!!!)
A. Zero and Nine
B. Five and Zero
C. One and Zero
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C. One and Zero
Question #6
 When you walk, does
your left arm swing
with your right or left
leg? (No getting up to
check!)
A. Left
B. Right
C. Neither
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B. Right
Question #7
 On United States
flag, what color is
the top stripe?
A. Red
B. White
C. Blue
A. Red
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Question #8
 What letter follows
Q-W-E-R-T-Y
horizontally on
a standard
computer
keyboard?
A. “I”
B. “G”
C. “U”
C. “U”
Question #9
 On pants, where is
the zipper located
(don’t look!!)?
A. To the left of a
flap
B. To the right of a
flap
C. In the center
(no flap)
right
left
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B. To the right
of a flap
Question #10
 Which way does a
“No Smoking”
sign’s slash run?
A. Towards top
right
B. Towards bottom
left
C. Towards bottom
right
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C. Towards bottom
right
Question #11
 On a PlayStation
controller, which
color and shape
are matched
correctly?
A. Pink – Triangle
B. Green – Square
C. Red - Circle
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C. Red - Circle
Question #12
 How many sides
does a stop sign
have?
A. Five
B. Six
C. Eight
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C. Eight
Question #13
 Where are even
numbered pages
found in book?
(No peeking).
A. Right side
B. Left side
C. Where two
pages meet (spine)
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B. Left Side
Question #14
 How many sides
are there on a
standard
(wooden) pencil?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
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C. Six
Question #15
 On which playing
card is the card
maker’s trademark
found?
A. Two of hearts
B. Joker
C. Ace of spades
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C. Ace of Spades
Question #16
 How many curves
are there in a
standard paper
clip?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
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B. Three
Question #17
 What is pictured
on the back of the
United States $20
bill?
A. The Lincoln
Memorial
B. The White House
C. U.S. Treasury
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B. The White House
Question #18
 The white panels on
standard soccer balls
are what geometric
shape?
A. Octagons
B. Pentagons
C. Hexagons
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C. Hexagons
Question #19
 On a standard
computer, what does
the symbol
mean?
A. Eject
B. Restart
C. Pause
A. Eject
Question #20
 On an iPod, where is
the “menu” key
located on the
wheel?
A. In the middle
B. On the top
C. On the bottom
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B. On the top
How Are Observations Made?
 An observation is
the act of noting
something in your
environment using
the five senses:
touch, taste, sight,
hearing, and smell.
 In science, we
generally do not
want to smell and
taste things,
especially in the
laboratory!
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Food for Thought…
 As we continue learning about the Nature of
Science and Scientific Inquiry, chew on these
tasty tidbits:
1.) How is an observation different from an inference?
2.) How can observations and inferences be used when
formulating a scientific question?
3). How do observations and inferences help the
scientific community establish laws and theories, such as
the Theory of Evolution and the Law of Gravity?
Credits
 Questions (except numbers 4, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19,
and 20) taken from The Power of Observation
Quiz found at: http://www.flowgo.com/funny/
12358_power-observation-quiz.html.
 Special thanks to Nick Cordella, Lena Koslover,
and Angeles Contreras for their insightful
contributions.