Introduction to Science

Observation or Inference?...

The bird flew to the tree.

• Observation

• Inference

Observation or Inference?...

The bird flew to the tree because it was tired.

• Observation

• Inference

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a scientist?

• Logical

• Skeptical

• Impatient

• Curious

What describes the way the the world works?

• a hypothesis

• a hunch

• a theory

• a law

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What do we call a well supported explanation of how things happen?

• a guess

• a hypothesis

• a theory

• a law

Which of the following is a scientific law?

• evolution

• big bang

• gravity

• universal relativity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Which of the following is a scientific theory?

• Kepler's Planetary Motion

• Evolution

• Newton's Motion

• Thermodynamics

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Name the first step of the scientific method.

• hypothesis

• observe and record

• analyze

• question

What is the educated guess made during the scientific method?

• theory

• hypothesis

• question

• conclusion

What step of the scientific method involves making careful observations and writing them down?

• question

• hypothesis

• experiment

• observe & record