Enviro: What is Science

A hypothesis is a ___________ explanation for a question or probelm

• testable

• untestable

• observable

• silly

Type of reasoning that looks for patterns or rules in the natural world

• inductive reasoning

• deductive reasoning

• scientific method

• ecological footprint

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Compares new things to the rules of the natural world

• inductive reasoning

• deductive reasoning

• scientific method

• ecological footprint

A controlled experiment is one that only changes ______ variable(s) at a time

• two

• one

• three

• many

Which of the following describes the "control group" in an experiment

• what you are keeping the same

• what you change

• what you are measuring as a result

• what you tell what to do

Which of the following describes the "independent variable" in an experiment

• what you are keeping the same

• what you changing in the experiment

• what you are measuring as a result

• what you tell what to do

Which of the following describes the "dependent variable" in an experiment

• what you are keeping the same

• what you changing in the experiment

• what you are measuring as a result

• what you tell what to do

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is NOT how scientific data is organized

• charts

• graphs

• tables

• paragraphs

Qualitative data is

• descriptions and words

• numbers and measurements

Quantitative data is

• descriptions and words

• numbers and measurements

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1