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Hypothesis vs Theory

Authored by Don Walker

Science

11th - 12th Grade

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Hypothesis vs Theory
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

data
theory
hypothesis
fact

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A broad and comprehensive statement of what is thought to be true; it is supported by much evidence.

hypothesis
theory
guess
fact

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

An explanation a scientist makes that we can test to see if it is true or not is a _________.

hypothesis
theory
law
question

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Martha is curious as to what happened to the dinosaurs.  She is convinced that a virus spread across the earth and killed all the dinosaurs.  Martha’s idea is called a ________.

hypothesis
theory
law
question

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following can be used to test a hypothesis?

experiment
theory
law
variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Many hypotheses are tested and scientist come up with an explanation based on these hypotheses.

Fact
Thoery
Law
Hypotheses

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In 1859, Charles Darwin described a model of how living things change over time. He described this model and the evidence that supported it in a book called On The Origin of Species. Which scientific term is used to describe a testable model that seeks to explain natural phenomena?

data

hypothesis

theory

observation

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