Q1 Science Exam Review ELL

What is your name?

1. Which of the following steps is NOT part of the scientific process when conducting an experiment?

• do the experiment
• plan the experiment
• share you favorite animal with the class

2. In a science experiment, if you change the amount of sunlight a plant receives and measure how tall it grows, what is the independent variable?

• how many plants are planted
• the amount of leaves a plant has
• the amount of sunlight

3. Which of these questions can be answered though a scientific investigation?

• What is your favorite candy?
• Can a plant grow without sunlight?
• What is the name of your dog?

4. If you increase the number of hours you sleep and measure how energetic you feel, what is the dependent variable?

• what color your sheets are
• where you ate dinner
• how energetic you feel

5. How can Science be used to study the Earth and space?

• by observing the stars and planets in the sky
• by playing outside
• by going to school

6. Which of these is an example of a science-related activity?

• doing your homework
• observing and recording the growth of a plant
• playing soccer with friends

7. What happens when you heat a bowl of ice cream in the microwave?

• ice cream turns to ice
• the ice cream melts and becomes softer
• the ice cream does not change

8. If you heat a pot of soup on the stove, what will most likely happen to the temperature of the soup?

• the soup gets hotter
• the temperature will stay the same
• the soup would turn to ice

9. What happens when sunlight shines on solar panels?

• the solar panels change light into electricity
• the solar panel breaks
• the solar panel gets colder