Nature of Science Quizizz

What is a theory?

• A generally agreed upon observation

• A statement or formula that is true under a certain set of conditions

• A well-supported explanation about natural phenomena

• Noticing something that occurred

What is a hypothesis?

• Noticing something that occurred

• A prediction about the result of an experiment

• A well-supported explanation about natural phenomena

• A statement or formula that is true under a certain set of conditions

True or False: A theory is a guess or hunch about something that has occurred in nature

• True

• False

True or False: A theory is a comprehensive set of ideas explaining a phenomenon in nature

• True

• False

True or False: A theory is a hypothesis that uses laws and observations to make an assumption.

• True

• False

While speaking to a colleague, a scientist makes the following statement: "I think that some bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics because people do not take their full course of antibiotics." This statement is a...

• theory

• law

• hypothesis

How is a theory different from a hypothesis?

• A theory has a large amount of testing

• A theory has a large amount of supporting evidence

• A theory has been proven

• A hypothesis has much more evidence than a theory: "It's just a theory!"

• A hypothesis explains observations. A theory describes them.

What does observe mean?

• to make a prediction

• to use your senses to collect information about the world

• to make a conclusion about the world

People have 206 bones. 
The tiniest bone is inside the ear. It is 3 millimeters long. It is called the stapes, or stirrup.

• Fact
• Theory
• Law

An observation that has been repeatedly confirmed, and for all practical purposes is accepted as “true.”

• Fact
• Theory
• Law
• Hypothesis