Hypothesis, Theory & Law

A scientific ____________ is a broad explanation for events that is widely accepted as true.

• law
• theory
• observation
• method

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A set of principles that explains and predicts a phenomena is called a _____. 

• scientific law
• scientific method
• scientific theory
• scientific instructor

New cells are formed from other existing cells, and that the cell is a fundamental unit of structure, function and organization in all living organisms.

• Fact
• Theory
• Law

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

If I increase the amount of fertilizer a bean plant receives, the plant will grow taller.

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Law

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Force = Mass x Acceleration

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

If I feed my dog less food, she will lose weight.

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

If you study for your quiz tomorrow, your score will be higher.

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

Once a theory has been tested and confirmed it cannot be changed.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Martha is curious as to what happened to the dinosaurs.  She is convinced that a virus spread across the earth and killed all the dinosaurs.  Martha’s idea is called a ________.

• hypothesis
• theory
• law
• question