Nature of Science

Which of the following is a system of learning about the world?

• Science
• Math
• Scooby Doo
• The Metric System

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called

• Inferring

• Observing

• Predicting

• Hypothesizing

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An educated guess or testable prediction is a

• theory

• law

• hypothesis

• conclusion

The amount of space occupied by an object is its ________________.

• length

• volume

• mass

Observations that deal with a number or amount are called

• qualitative

• quantitative

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The Skittles are yellow, red and green is an example of _____.

• qualitative observations

• quantitative observations

• hypothesis

The statement that correctly lists the steps of the scientific method in order is ______

• conclusion- research-observe -hypothesis-ask a question

• observe- ask a question-hypothesis- experiment-collect data and analyze

• conclusion-hypothesis-research-experiment- observe

The part of an experiment that doesn't change across tests is a _____.

• control

• constant

• conclusion

The variable that is changed by the scientist to test a hypothesis is called the _________________________ .

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• control

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The _________________________ is the base metric unit of mass.

• Liter

• meter

• gram