Grade 6 CER Vocabulary Review

A(n) _____ is a statement answering your question, when you say that something is or is not something.

• claim

• data

• observation

• evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

____ is information collected through observations.

• Evidence

• Data

• Reasoning

• Observation

________ is facts or information that proves a theory to be true.

• Data

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Claim

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

___________ is the act of gathering information or details by watching.

• Claim

• Data

• Evidence

• Observation

_________ is the science or explanation that links the evidence to the claim.

• Reasoning

• Data

• Observation

• Evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

___________ data is data that is described based on its characteristics.

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Observation

• Reasoning

Answer explanation

Think "quality", which is a describing word instead of a number.

____________ data is data that is measured with numbers.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Observation

• Evidence

Answer explanation

For quantitative data, think of the word "quantity", which is an amount-- usually a number.