Science Ohio State Test Review

What is a Scientific Theory?

• an inherited characteristic that increase an organisms chance of survival in its habitat

• a descriptive generalization of how the physical world behaves

• a well-substantiated explanation that incorporates facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypothesis all together

Kinetic energy is energy in _____________. 

• Change

• Looks

• Motion

• Altitude

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Using one or more of your senses to gather information

• predicting

• observing

• evaluating

• inferring

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coming to a conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge

• predicting

• observing

• deductive reasoning

• inferring

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Brian is currently studying biology. He loves looking at the world around him and trying to find out why everything works the way it does in nature. He is always observing and inferring. He asks a ton of questions and tries to find the answers. What scientific attitude is Brian exemplifying?

• honesty

• skepticism

• bias

• curiosity

Connor and his lab partner take turns measuring their plants. It seems that the plants seem to grow about 2cm per week. Today, his partner reports that the plants grew 8cm since the last measurement. Connor thinks this seems unreasonable. Connor is....

• predicting

• showing bias

• skeptical

• open-minded

Things that could have affected the outcome of a lab experiment besides the variable are known as....

• experimental error

• qualitative observations

• a hypothesis

• a control group

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When creating a graph, which goes on the x-axis?

• control group

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• title

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Which title is the best?

• Plant Growth and Colored Light

• The Effect of Light on Plants

• Colored Lights Make Plants Grow Tall

• The Effect of Colored Lights on Bean Plant Height

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What is the primary function of chlorophyll in plants?

• A) Absorb water

• B) Absorb sunlight

• C) Absorb nutrients

• D) Absorb carbon dioxide

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