1. Scientific Method JEOPARDY Density and Vocabulary
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Density and Vocabulary
Lab Equipment
and Safety
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2. Which of the following tools is a graduated cylinder? a. b. c. d.
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3. B
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4. c.) clean it up on your own
If you break or spill something in the lab, what is the first thing you should do?
a.) tell the teacher
b.) show your friends
c.) clean it up on your own
d.) forget about it and move on to the next activity
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5. A. tell the teacher
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6. A graduated cylinder is typically used in the science lab in order to
a.) measure the mass of an object
b.) hold large amounts of liquid so that it can be heated
c.) mix solutions
d.) accurately measure the volume of
liquids and/or solids
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7. d.) accurately measure the volume of liquids and/or solids
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8. Which instrument is used to measure mass? a.) ruler b.) beaker
c.) triple beam balance
d.) graduated cylinder
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9. c.) triple beam balance
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10. d.) Independent Variable
The factor you are measuring to get your results in an experiment is the _________________.
a.) Control
b.) Conclusion
c.) Dependent Variable
d.) Independent Variable
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11. c.) dependent Variable
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12. This is changed by the scientist in an experiment. a.) Control
b.) Conclusion
c.) Dependent Variable
d.) Independent Variable
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13. d.) Independent Variable
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14. Analyze the data is a step during which of the following:
a.) forming a hypothesis
b.) determining a variable
c.) making a false assumption
d.) scientific method
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15. d.) scientific method
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16. What does it mean to draw a conclusion? a.) Perform the experiment.
After analyzing your data in an experiment, the next step is to draw your conclusions.
What does it mean to draw a conclusion?
a.) Perform the experiment.
b.) Decide on the next topic to investigate.
c.) Come up with your answer to the question being investigated.
d.) Take an educated guess at what you think will be the answer to the question.
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17. c.) Come up with your answer to the question being investigated.
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18. a.) organize our thoughts b.) do our science homework
The scientific method is a process that helps us ______________________.
a.) organize our thoughts
b.) do our science homework
c.) write lab reports
d.) answer questions about the world around us
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19. d) answer questions about the world around us
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20. The amount of stuff in a certain amount of space is a good 7th grade description of _________.
a.) density
b.) matter
c.) canned good
d.) volume
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21. a.) density
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22. a.) The scientist put on his lab coat.
14. Which of the following sentences is an explanation rather than a description:
a.) The scientist put on his lab coat.
b.) The scientist spilled a solution on his lab coat.
c.) The scientist bought a new lab coat because he spilled a solution on it.
d.) The scientist is clumsy.
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23. c.) The scientist bought a new lab coat because he spilled a solution on it.
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24. 19. Why does diet coke float in water but regular coke sinks?
a.) because diet coke has more mass and less volume than coke
b.) because diet coke has less mass and more volume than coke
c.) because diet coke has less mass but the same volume as coke
d.) because diet coke has more mass but the same volume as coke
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25. c.) because diet coke has less mass but the same volume as coke
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26. If an object is placed in to water that has a density less than one, it will _______.
a.) sink
b.) disappear
c.) mix together
d.) float
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27. d.) float
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28. a.) The liquid that has the
If you pour liquids with different densities into a glass, the liquid that will be on bottom will be_____.
a.) The liquid that has the
greatest density.
b.) The liquid that had the
lowest density.
c.) It wouldn’t matter because
they would all mix together.
d.) The last liquid that you pour
on top will be the top layer, it has
nothing to do with the density.
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29. a.) The liquid that has the greatest density.
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30. a.) Float on the top of the water.
Based on your knowledge of density, if you pour a liquid that has a density of 1.1 g/ml into a glass of water the liquid will _____.
a.) Float on the top of the water.
b.) Sink to the bottom of the glass.
c.) It wouldn’t matter because the two would mix together.
d.) The last liquid that you pour on top will be the top layer, it has nothing to do with the density.
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31. b.) Sink to the bottom of the glass.
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32. a.) a field of study in science b.) a step in the scientific method
What is bias?
a.) a field of study in science
b.) a step in the scientific method
c.) information based only on facts
d.) a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment
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33. d.) a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment
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