Nature of Science

Which skill involves creating representations of complex objects or processes?

• classifying

• predicting

• making models

• evaluating

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What kind of observation deals with numbers?

• qualitative

• quantitative

• sensory

• descriptive

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following do scientists use when observing?

• only their senses

• only tools

• their senses and tools

• their tools and observations

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following is an example of a model?

• mathematical equation

• tool

• scientist

• observation

Grouping together all the things that are alike is called ________.

• evaluating

• classifying

• observing

• inferring

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

A(n) ________ variable is changed to test a hypothesis.

• independent

• control

• dependent

• constant

You make a(n) ________ when you interpret something you observe.

• prediction

• observation

• inference

• evaluation

When you state what you think will happen in the future, you are ________.

• predicting

• observing

• inferring

• making models

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of these purposely changed during an experiment?

• hypothesis

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• responding variable

True or False: A factor that can change in an experiment is called a variable.

• True

• False