Tools of Environmental ScienceStandardized Test Prep Preview Multiple Choice.

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Multiple Choice

1. How would a scientist categorize a testable explanation for an observation?

A. a correlation

B. an experiment

C. an hypothesis

D. a prediction

Multiple Choice

1. How would a scientist categorize a testable explanation for an observation?

A. a correlation

B. an experiment

C. an hypothesis

D. a prediction

Multiple Choice, continued

2. What happens when an observation is submitted for peer review?

F. The article is proofread before it is published.

G. A professor gives a lecture based on a published article.

H. The results are looked at closely by other scientific experts.

I. Information on the experimental design is included in published works.

2. What happens when an observation is submitted for peer review?

F. The article is proofread before it is published.

G. A professor gives a lecture based on a published article.

H. The results are looked at closely by other scientific experts.

I. Information on the experimental design is included in published works.

3. Which of the following is an example of a scientist’s physical model?

A. a crash-test dummy for a car company

B. a diagram of the structure of an atom

C. a map of Denver, Colorado

D. a satellite image of South America

3. Which of the following is an example of a scientist’s physical model?

A. a crash-test dummy for a car company

B. a diagram of the structure of an atom

C. a map of Denver, Colorado

D. a satellite image of South America

4. What attribute of a skeptic would contribute to a good scientific mind?

F. willingness to travel

G. an empathetic nature

H. desire to conduct experiments

I. continually questioning observations

4. What attribute of a skeptic would contribute to a good scientific mind?

F. willingness to travel

G. an empathetic nature

H. desire to conduct experiments

I. continually questioning observations

Use this map to answer question 5 through 8.

5. What type of distribution does this bell-shaped curve depict?

A. asymmetric

B. correlative

C. normal

D. random

5. What type of distribution does this bell-shaped curve depict?

A. asymmetric

B. correlative

C. normal

D. random

6. How many mussels are less than 25 mm in length?

7. Determine the total size of this statistical population of dwarf wedge mussels.

8. What is the most likely size predictable for a mussel randomly drawn from this population?

F. 15–20 mm

G. 25–30 mm

H. 30–35 mm

I. 40–45 mm