Earth Science Vocab Multiple Choice
  • 1. to act on, INFLUENCE, or change (verb)
A) affect
B) hypothesis
C) effect
D) data
  • 2. to examine the parts of something carefully IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IT
A) analyze
B) liter
C) modeling
D) classify
  • 3. grouping together items that are ALIKE in some way
A) analyze
B) hypothesis
C) classify
D) matter
  • 4. SUMMARY of what you have learned from an experiment
A) conclusion
B) life science
C) graph
D) affect
  • 5. part of the experiment USED FOR COMPARISON
A) control
B) graph
C) inquiry
D) data
  • 6. INFORMATION GATHERED from your observations
A) variable
B) data
C) weight
D) units
  • 7. a way to ORGANIZE DATA collected in an experiment
A) data table
B) volume
C) units
D) scientific method
  • 8. a measure of how much MASS is contained in a given VOLUME
A) density
B) energy
C) earth science
D) effect
  • 9. the study of the EARTH and its place in SPACE
A) earth science
B) physical science
C) life science
D) experiment
  • 10. something MADE TO HAPPEN by a person or thing (noun)
A) liter
B) inquiry
C) effect
D) infer
  • 11. the ability to DO WORK
A) variable
B) energy
C) units
D) technology
  • 12. steps involved in the TESTING OF A HYPOTHESIS
A) liter
B) control
C) experiment
D) analyze
  • 13. metric unit for MASS(SI)
A) gram
B) liter
C) volume
D) meter
  • 14. visual representation (PICTURE) of DATA
A) matter
B) graph
C) density
D) mass
  • 15. EDUCATED GUESS or answer to a scientific question that can be tested
A) liter
B) scientific method
C) hypothesis
D) observation
  • 16. when you EXPLAIN OR INTERPRET the things you observe
A) infer
B) affect
C) problem
D) control
  • 17. LOOKING FOR ANSWERS to questions or problems
A) effect
B) density
C) energy
D) inquiry
  • 18. the study of LIVING THINGS
A) modeling
B) earth science
C) physical science
D) life science
  • 19. metric (SI) unit for VOLUME
A) meter
B) graph
C) liter
D) gram
  • 20. AMOUNT OF MATTER in an object
A) gram
B) mass
C) density
D) volume
  • 21. anything that TAKES UP SPACE and HAS MASS
A) energy
B) matter
C) density
D) technology
  • 22. metric (SI) unit for LENGTH
A) meter
B) volume
C) gram
D) density
  • 23. a SMALL VERSION of a complex object or process
A) predict
B) variable
C) SI
D) modeling
  • 24. using one or more of your SENSES to gather information
A) units
B) predict
C) observation
D) energy
  • 25. the study of MATTER AND ENERGY
A) physical science
B) scientific method
C) life science
D) earth science
  • 26. GUESSING what will happen in the future based on past experiences or evidence
A) weight
B) predict
C) problem
D) mass
  • 27. the QUESTION that is trying to be solved
A) variable
B) control
C) SI
D) problem
  • 28. the modern version of the METRIC SYSTEM, International System of Units
A) inquiry
B) SI
C) density
D) physical science
  • 29. a SERIES OF PLANNED STEPS used by scientists to solve problems
A) weight
B) volume
C) earth science
D) scientific method
  • 30. the use of scientific discoveries TO IMPROVE the way people live
A) technology
B) control
C) predict
D) variable
  • 31. tells you what the number (MEASUREMENT) MEANS
A) conclusion
B) modeling
C) control
D) units
  • 32. part of the experiment that is CHANGED
A) control
B) effect
C) affect
D) variable
  • 33. the AMOUNT OF SPACE matter occupies
A) volume
B) gram
C) liter
D) energy
  • 34. the force of GRAVITY ACTING ON A MASS
A) weight
B) energy
C) infer
D) meter
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