Unit 1.1 - 1.3 Review

The systematic study of natural events and conditions is

• science

• disease

• observation

• theory

This includes observations, measurements, and other types of data scientists gather

• observations

• laws

• empirical evidence

• none of these

A scientific _________ is a well-supported explanation about the natural world.

• law

• theory

• data

• rule

A scientific _______ is a representation of something in the natural world.

• variable

• theory

• experiment

• model

A scientific ______ describes a basic principle of nature that always occurs under certain conditions.

• law

• theory

• observation

• variable

An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions is a/an

• data

• empirical evidence

• experiment

• science

The process of obtaining information by using the senses is

• hypothesis

• experiment

• theory

• observation

A ________ is a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

• hypothesis

• law

• variable

• experiment

Any factor that can change in an experiment, observation, or model.

• hypothesis

• law

• data

• variable

Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning is

• data

• experiment

• variable

• hypothesis