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    Name: _______________ Date: _______________

    Earth Science Pre-Test

    1. Which scientific skill are you using when you see that the sky is cloudy?
    a. making an observation
    b. making an inference
    c. posing a question
    d. drawing a conclusion

    2. A controlled experiment is designed to test a(n)


    a. conclusion.
    b. hypothesis.
    c. data.
    d. measurement.

    3. A chart showing the amount of rain each month in a region is an example of a


    scientist's
    a. variables.
    b. inferences.
    c. data.
    d. conclusions.

    4. What must be true of a conclusion to a controlled experiment?


    a. A conclusion must show that the data support the hypothesis.
    b. A conclusion must show that the hypothesis was incorrect.
    c. A conclusion must be reached for every experiment.
    d. A conclusion must relate the data to the hypothesis.

    5. A scientific explanation that can be tested by observation or experiment is a(n)


    a. inference.
    b. simulation.
    c. variable.
    d. hypothesis.

    6. What type of scientist studies the space?


    a. geologist
    b. oceanographer
    c. astronomer
    d. meteorologist

    7. The force that tends to pull together the matter in stars is


    a. gravity
    b. nuclear fusion.
    c. expansion.
    d. nuclear fission.

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