Lesson 1.1 & 1.2 Review

When a scientist has tested her hypothesis, the next step in the scientific method is to____.

• communicate results

• hypothesize and predict

• analyze results

A scientific law does which of the following?

• describes a pattern in nature

• explains observations and events

A scientific theory is ____.

• the same as a fact

• a rule describing a pattern in nature

• accepted as fact until it is proven wrong

• an untested idea

Which of the following is a scientific law?

• Plate tectonics explains the movement of Earth's crust.

• If you drop an object, it will fall to Earth.

• Earth is the center of the solar system

• The Sun is the center of the solar system.

Physical science includes _________.

• physics and biology

• biology and geology

• chemistry and physics

What is a statement about what will happen next in a sequence of events?

• fact

• prediction

• scientific law

What is the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and recording what occurs?

• prediction

• observation

• law

What is a possible explanation of an observation that can be tested by scientific investigations?

• guess

• experiment

• hypothesis

What is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience

• hypothesis

• inference

• fact

What is a statement that cannot be proven true or false?

• opinion

• fact