Scientific Inquiry

There are how many branches of science?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

Which is not a part of scientific inquiry?

• analyze results

• make a hypothesis

• falsify results

• make observations

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which base unit is not part of the International System of Units?

• ampere

• pound

• meter

• second

The term "mean" in math and science is

• the number that appears most often.

• the middle number

• the sum of the numbers in a data set divided by the number of entries in the set.

• subtracting the lowest number in a set from the highest number in the same set.

You have the following data set: 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 7, and 8. Is 6 the mean, the median, the mode, or the range of the data set?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

A description is an interpretation of observation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The means are the numbers of digits in a measurement that you know with a certain degree of reliability.

• True

• False

The act of watching something and taking note of what occurs is an inference.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A scientific theory is a rule that describes a pattern in nature.

• True

• False

Scientific information constantly changes as new information is discovered.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1