Units, Observations, and Inferences Quiz

What is an observation?

• To notice something with your 5 senses (touch, see, taste, smell, hear)

• To make an educated guess

• To think about something

• how much space an object takes up

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Using your observations to make a guess is called?

• Inference

• Scientific Method

• Matter

• Units

What type of observation uses tools and gives us numbers?

• Quantitative Observation

• Qualitative Observation

• Inference

• Convert

What type of observation can we make with our senses?

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Numbers

• Tools

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The Scientific Method is

• Steps followed by scientists to answer questions

• How we change grams to milligrams

• How to calculate Density

• How to measure with a ruler

2,000 mg = ________ g

Which of the following is a Qualitative Observation?

• The liquid is blue

• The liquid is 50ml

• The temperature is 25°C

• The mass is 10 grams

Which of the following is an example of a Quantitative Observation?

• The flower is red

• The sound is loud

• The length is 15 cm

• The texture is rough

What is the length of the scissors?

• 2 in.

• 2 cm

• 4 in

• 4 km

16.45 m = ________ cm