Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

You look up at the sky and see dark clouds. You predict that it might rain. A statement like this based on experience is called a

• science

• data

• inference

• experiment

What is an orderly and reasoned process for answering questions. Astronomy is an example. Astronomy is a process for answering questions about starts and planets.

• science

• inference

• hypothesis

• data

What is a predicted answer to a question based on observations. It must be testable and isn't always correct.

• science

• inference

• hypothesis

• data

What is information that is collected in order to answer a question?

• inference

• hypothesis

• data

• experiment

This is a series of steps including observation, forming a question, stating a hypothesis, collecting data in an experiment, and reaching a conclusion.

• scientific theory

• data

• scientific method

• hypothesis

A(n) ____ is a statement that explains a complex idea such as a process for how Earth's surface has changed over time.

• scientific method

• scientific law

• science

• scientific theory

If you want to support or refute a hypothesis, you perform a(n)

• inference

• hypothesis

• experiment

• data

A(n) ____ is a statement that describes an observed phenomenon such as how fast an object falls in response to gravity.

• scientific law

• scientific method

• scientific theory

• science

In the morning, you see a full glass of water on the kitchen table. By nighttime, the glass is almost empty. Is the second statement a hypothesis or an observation?

• hypothesis

• observation

In the morning, a jar is filled with water. By the afternoon, the water level is lower. You propose that the water level has gone down because it has evaporated by the Sun. Is this second statement a hypothesis or an observation?

• Hypothesis

• Observation