ISCI Final Exam Review 2025

Which of the following statements contain a quantitative observation?

• My brother has brown eyes and is nice, so this boy must be too.

• The puppy weighs four pounds.

• I saw a girl with pink hair walk down the hall.

• The lady was to short to ride the roller coaster

Which of the following statements are true?

• As you go deeper into Earth, pressure increases.

• As you go deeper into Earth, temperature increases.

• As you go deeper into Earth, the particles are packed tighter together (increasing density).

• All of the above.

What process creates sedimentary rock?

• heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

• weathering and erosion

• cooling and crystallization

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is a/an
..

• conclusion
• theory
• inference
• hypothesis

I have been paying attention and doing all my work, so I know I will get an "A" on tomorrow's quiz!

This is an example of a(n)

• quantitative observation.

• qualitatative observation.

• inference.

• prediction.

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• dependent

• control

• independent

• compound

The color of a mineral in powder form when tested on a porcelain tile. This test is

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

Research Question: Does the type of gas put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?

• how fast the car can go

• which car the gas goes into

• the type of gas

• how much gas is put into the car

The tendency to be in favor of or against one thing, person or group, usually in a way that is unfair is being _______.

• skeptical

• ethical

• bias

• subjective

What type of observation deals with numbers or measurements?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Inferences

• All of the above