Nature of Science Quizizz

Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?

• to explain events in the natural world
• to establish a collection of unchanging truths
• to use derived explanations to make useful predictions
• to investigate and understand the natural world

Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on

• testing explanations.
• facts
• a list of rules.

Scientists will never know for sure why dinosaurs became extinct. Therefore, scientists should

• accept the current theory about dinosaur extinction as the best possible theory.
• stop studying dinosaurs and study only living animals.
• continue to learn as much as they can about dinosaur extinction.

Science is best described as a

• collection of beliefs
• way of knowing.
• list of rules.

Information gathered from observing a plant grow 10 cm over a two-week period is called

• variables
• data
• inferences

A hypothesis

• can be proven wrong by a single experiment.
• does not have to be tested to be accepted as probably correct.
• is a random guess.

During a controlled experiment, a scientist isolates and tests

• a single variable.
• a control group

A theory

• may be revised or replaced.
• is the opening statement of an experiment.
• is always true

How do scientific theories compare to hypotheses?

• Theories are the same as hypotheses.
• Theories unify a broad range of observations and hypotheses.
• Hypotheses combine the ideas of several theories to explain events.

A well-tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is

• a theory.
• a conclusion
• a hypothesis