Physical Science Unit 1 Study Guide

What does observe mean?

• Find something

• Use your 5 senses to understand something

• Conduct an experiment

What are the two main areas of physical science?

• Astronomy and Chemistry

• Chemistry and Physics

• Physics and Biology

What is a prediction?

• Guessing

• Using evidence to tell what may happen in the future

• Clearly stating what happens when you infer

What are the three skills that scientists use to learn the natural world?

• Observing, Guessing, Predicting

• Waiting, Wishing, Inferring

• Observing, Inferring, Predicting

What is physical science?

• The study of animals

• The study of humans

• The study of the natural world

Which one of these is NOT a step in scientific inquiry?

• Pose a question

• Collect Data

• Gather Materials

• Form a Hypothesis

What is a hypothesis?

• A possible answer to a question

• A definition to a word

• A skill scientists use

What is a theory?

• A made up guess

• A well tested explanation of many observations

• Something that is permanent

What is data?

• Facts gathered from observations

• Something that is given to you

• Results of an experiment

What is a scientific law?

• What scientists expect to happen in an experiment

• Something that you have to follow

• Making an educated guess