Test - unit 1 scientific method

Question 1

4. Why is it advisable to use tongs when taking a beaker off a laboratory burner?

Answer 1

D. It allows you to move it if it’s too hot

Question 2

9. Which of these would be the best way to illustrate the percentage of students receiving A’s, B’s, C’s, and F’s on a recent test?

Answer 2

B. Circle graph

Question 3

12. What is 78,900,000,000 expressed in scientific notation?

Answer 3

B. 7.89 x 10 10

Question 4

17. Which type of graph would be MOST appropriate for a track runner to use in order to look at how his speed varied during a 500-meter race?

Answer 4

C. Line graph

Question 5

22. What is the first thing you should always do before starting a lab?

Answer 5

Read the instructions.

Question 6

23. What does P.A.S.S stand for?

Answer 6

Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep

Question 7

24. Shelley drops a test tube and it shatters. What’s 2 things she should do first?

Answer 7

1. I got the first one 2. Use the broken glass disposal.

Question 8

32. Which groups data is more precise?

Answer 8

Group A bc it’s more consistent.