Nature of Science - 7

What type of investigation does this represent?

• model

• experimentation

• observation

• recording

What is the best definition of the term "theory", as it’s used in science?

• What is the best definition of the term "theory", as it’s used in science?

• It is well tested set of ideas that explains events that occur in nature.

• A theory is based on laws that can be proven true.

• It is a hypothesis that has been confirmed

What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?

• A theory is a well-tested range of representations and a law is a concrete physical representation.

• A theory is a well-tested range of observations of why something works and a law is a well-tested concrete explanation how things work

• A theory is a well-tested range of observations of how something works and a law is a well-tested concrete explanation of why things work

• A theory is a hypothesis that is yet to be proven false and a law is a hypothesis that will always be true.

A constant is:

• something that is changed on purpose

• something that scientists do not yet understand

• something that stays the same

• something that changes because of something else

A scientist wanted to know more about these blue birds at a beach. He goes to the beach and he writes down everything he sees the birds doing and all the sounds they make. This is an example of which scientific tool?

• observation

• analysis

• hypothesis testing

• replication

The single factor that is changed in an experiment.

• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable
• Control Group
• Constant

A process for understanding the natural world.

• Technology
• Science
• Engineering 
• History

This statement explains why something happens. 

• Hypothesis
• Theory
• Law
• Conclusion

This statement explains what is going to happen; a behavior in nature. 

• Hypothesis
• Theory
• Law
• Conclusion

An "If, then" statement

• Hypothesis
• Theory
• Law
• Conclusion