ICP: Nature of Science Practice

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

• Inferring

• Observing

• Predicting

• Hypothesizing

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

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

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

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• control

The _________________________ is the base metric unit of mass.

• Liter

• meter

• gram

What type of graph shows trends over time?

• Circle graph

• Line graph

• Bar graph

A prediction about a problem that can be tested is ____________________

• variable

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The variable that is being measured or observed is called the _______________. Hint: this is the variable that is the result or effect

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A scientific hypothesis is ________________

• a guess

• a proposed explanation that can be tested

• the correct answer to a question

• another important opinion in science

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2