Method of Science

Chris wants to study the difference between lava that cools on land and lava that cools in the water. What branch of science is Chris studying?

• Earth

• Life

• Physical

• Rock

Which of the following questions can be studied through scientific inquiry?

• Is it fair to have more than one best friend?

• If someone plays violent video games are they more likely to display violent behavior?

• What type of crust makes the best pizza?

• Do the colors purple and orange look good together?

When a scientist has tested her/his hypothesis, the next step in scientific inquiry is to _______.

• communicate results

• hypothesize and predict

• analyze results

• draw conclusions

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Which of the following is a fact?

• Action movies are the most fun to watch

• Cars made in the Unites States are the best cars

• More white cares are sold every year than any other color

• All of the choices are facts

Which statement is true?

• Science is only important to scientists

• People use science in their everyday lives

• Science is very interesting, but not very useful

• Scientists always agree on everything

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A scientific law does which of the following?

• describes a pattern in nature

• explains observations and events

• both a and b

• neither a nor b

A scientific theory is _______

• the same as a fact

• a rule describing a pattern in nature

• accepted a fact until it is proved wrong

• an untested idea

Put the steps of the scientific method in order.

Ask questions/Identify the problem

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

Put the steps of the scientific method in order.

Hypothesize and Predict

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

Put the steps of the scientific method in order.

Communicate the results

• first

• sixth

• third

• fifth