1.04 Unit Test

Which item should you wear when doing a lab experiment?

• Sandals

• No shoes

• Sneakers

• None of the above

How should an insect sting be cared for?

• Move to a shady area to cool off.

• Scrape the area with a straight edge to remove the stinger.

• Wash the area with soapy water.

What is a broad explanation about the natural world that is backed up by facts? It explains how or why something happens.

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

Which statement best describes a scientific theory?

• It can never be changed.

  
  

• It is created from one experiment and by one scientist.

  
  

• It can be altered if new information is found to be true.

  
  

Which word describes a statement that is based on thoughts and ideas not experiments?

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

Which statement best describes Rachel Carson as a scientist?

• Carson was concerned about pesticides in the environment.

  
  

• Carson fought for stricter endangered species laws.

  
  

• Carson focused her studies on the Pacific Ocean.

  
  

Which word describes a statement that has been accepted, tested, and supported by multiple sets of evidence?

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

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Which statement reflects a question environmental scientists may try and answer?

• How can natural resources be used efficiently?

  
  

• How did the big bang theory affect the formation of the moon?

  
  

• What is the most effective dishwashing soap brand?

  
  

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Before beginning a lab, what is the first thing that must be done?

• Find a comfortable spot to complete the lab.

  
  

• Be sure that you have a snack and drink to eat during the lab.

  
  

• Read the lab before you begin.

  
  

This person is known as the "Father of the National Parks".

• Rachel Carson

  
  

• Theodore Roosevelt

  
  

• John Muir