Nature of Science Vocabulary Test

A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it

• investigation

• hypothesis

• experiment

• science

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

The study of the natural world

• hypothesis

• experiment

• variable

• science

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Information collected during a scientific investigation

• hypothesis

• evidence

• science

• variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A belief or judgement that does not need evidence for support

• opinion

• investigation

• experiment

• conclusion

Information collected by using your senses

• observations

• evidence

• conclusion

• variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An investigation where all of the conditions are controlled

• observation

• experiment

• model

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A statement that can be tested and will explain what will happen in an investigation

• observation

• hypothesis

• experiment

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Something that can change, or vary in an experiment

• experiment

• variable

• observation

• control

Something that an investigator changes in certain parts of an experiment

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• conclusion

• experiment

Something that changes as a result of the changes in the independent variable

• variable

• hypothesis

• dependent variable

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1