Name:______________________________________________pd______________date________
What is Science? Study Guide Review
Fill in the following Blanks
1. Information that is gathered during an experiment is called ________________________
2. A proposed scientifically testable explanation for a set of observations____________________
3. The variable that is changed in a controlled experiment _________________________________
4. A well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations, laws and scientific
principles. __________________________________.
Types of Data. Fill in the table
Type
Quantitative
Data Involves….
Example
Qualitative
True or False
5. _____________A conclusion should either prove or disprove your hypothesis
6. _____________A good question for an experiment would be: Putting fertilizer in the soil will
help the plants to grow.
7. _____________It is ok to test more than one variable at a time during an experiment
8. _____________Data can be analyzed by drawing a graph
9. _____________If the hypothesis is not proven it is of no value
Independent and Dependent Variables.
Underline the independent variable and circle the dependent variable in the following.
10. Students were given different amounts of energy drink and their heart beats per minute were
measured after doing jumping jacks.
11. The amount of worms was counted in different plots of land in the back of the school.
12. Did students’ scores increase when they received direct instruction compared to reading.
Steps of the Scientific Method
13. On the lines provided, use the letters A-E to place the following steps of an experimental
investigation in the correct order.
______________________________form a hypothesis
______________________________record and analyze results
______________________________draw a conclusion
______________________________ask a question
_____________________________set up a controlled experiment
Equipment
Match the equipment to the function
14. _____measure precise volume
of liquid
15. _____pick up small objects
16. ______cover the object placed
on the microscope slide
17. ______transfer small quantity
of liquids with suction
18. ______hold liquids and heat
liquids
Choose from the following: light microscope
a. dropper
b. cover slip
c. beaker
d. graduated cylinder
e. forceps
stereomicroscope
SEM
TEM
19. Magnify the surface of a pollen grain at 20,000x _________________________________
20. View the eye of a dissected frog ________________________________
21. View single celled pond organisms feeding at 100x ____________________________________
Conversions
Convert the following. Try to fill in the mnemonic (sentence to remember) to help you with the
conversions.
22. _______One meter is equal to
a. 1000 mm
b. 1.0 mm
c. 10 km
23. 42.65 cL = ______________________L
25. 0.0023 m = _____________________cm
d. 1.0 mL
e. 1000 kg
24. 1.60 hg = _________________________mg
26. 78 kg =__________________________g
Use > < = for the following
27. 0.008 g
0.800 cg
28. 61.2 mm
0.00612 m
Answer the following questions from the text book. Place these on a separate sheet of paper.
Page 28 #1
Page 31 #’s 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 20, 24
Page 32 #30 Use the following terms to help you analyze what the LINES tell about the data. You may
need to use more than one in your answer.
Fluctuate
stabilize increase
drop rise
Page 33 #4 (Read about the research before answering the question. This goes with the graph)
Page 819 – Look at the data table on this page, read the research above the table and answer the
following question. NO QUESTIONS ARE FROM THE BOOK FOR THIS ONE.
a. Where would you plot the data labeled Time (seconds)? Explain your answer.