Unit 1 Test Vocabulary

One way to define _______________ is as the systematic study of natural events and conditions.

• science

• empirical evidence

An _____________ is an organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.

• constant

• data

• dependent variable

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The _______________ is the factor that is measured to gather data.

• constant

• data

• dependent variable

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

_______________ are measurements and information gathered during an investigation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.

• constant

• data

• dependent variable

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

_________________ is the process of obtaining information by using the senses. 

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• observation

A _________________ is a testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation. 

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• observation

The _________________ is the factor that is deliberately changed in order to test the effect of the change on another variable. 

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A ______________ is a description that includes a number and unit.

• accuracy

• measurement

• precision

• scientific notation

______________ is a short way of representing very large numbers or very small numbers.

• accuracy

• measurement

• precision

• scientific notation

______________ is a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured.

• accuracy

• measurement

• precision

• scientific notation