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- 1. Multiple Choice
A scientist discovers the body of an unknown species of frog in the rain forest of Brazil. She writes several statements in her journal about the animal shown above. Which of the following is an observation about the frog?The frog might be poisonous because it is very brightly colored.It has a mass of 22.4 grams.The frog is probably a tree climber because it has large, round toe pads.I think the frog is a species of poison dart frog because of its size and color. - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe flowers are green and blue.QualitativeQuantitative
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThere are 75 trees in the forest.QualitativeQuantitative
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe clouds are grey and ground is wet.QualitativeQuantitative
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThere are ten buttons on the table.QualitativeQuantitative
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe teachers are wearing red and black.QualitativeQuantitative
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThere are 54 players on the Carolina Panthers football team.qualitativequantitative
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThere are 25 Liters of water in the buckets.quantitativequalitative
- 9. Multiple ChoiceJessica is wearing a scarf.qualitativequantitative
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThere are 20 students in our classroom.quantitativequalitative
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA student placed 50 mealworms in the middle of an aquarium containing a light, a cardboard tube and a water dish. He waited five minutes and then recorded the data for the first trial in the table above. The student repeated this procedure two more times, and recorded the results. Read the results of all three trials. Which inference could you make about mealworms based on the results.The mealworms probably prefer the darkness of a cardboard tube.There were 6 mealworms under the light in trial 2.Mealworms love water.There were 36 more mealworms in the cardboard tube versus the light in trial 3.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA scientist finds the skeleton of an animal that lived long ago. He observes that the animal had broad, flat teeth and feet with hooves. What is the best inference he could make from his observations?The animal lived in an area with few trees.The animal was a good swimmer.The animal was probably a plant eater.The animal was probably a meat eater.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is observation? A good scientist is observant and notices things in the world. This leads to curiousity!Information gathered using the 5 sensesA question based on past experienceA predictionInformation that only comes from measurements
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an inference?Just a random guessA prediction or logical conclusions about our observationsThe same as an observationdeciding if an observation is qualitative or quantitative
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen scientists collect data that is measurable with numbers, we call it...qualitativequantitativehypotheticalgraphable
- 16. Multiple ChoiceData that is descriptive, using qualities or characteristics, and your 5 senses is called...quantitativequalitativenon-scientifichypothesis
- 17. Multiple ChoiceYou want to collect data on the taste of apples to help a farmer grow sweeter apples in his orchard. You have your assistants describe apples as "sweet" or "tart". This is called ____ dataquantitativequalitativenot scientifichypothetical
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMeasuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data.quantitativequalitative
- 19. Multiple ChoiceRecording data on how yellow or orange leaves turn in October by describing them as "green" "slightly yellow" "very yellow" or "orange" is ____ dataquantitativequalitative
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIf your teacher asked you to make qualitative observations about the class’s pet hamster, which group of words might be used?A mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, age of 16 monthsA mass of 3 kg, 11 cm long, cuteA long hair, white and brown colored, softA temperature, length, weight
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