6th Science Study Guide "What is Science

Science is the study of the _________ world through ___________ and _____________

• natural, observation, experimentations

• experimentation, natural, observation

• observations, natural, experimentation

Scientists work to answer questions about ___________ and __________ things in the natural world work.

• how

• why

• explaining

• guessing

What is the difference between the law of gravity and the theory of gravity?

Answer explanation

law: describes WHAT happens

theory: explains WHY it happens

Why are scientists more confident in one explanation than another explanation?

Answer explanation

explanation is supported by more evidence

______________ in data can serve at evidence to support a claim.

• Answers

• Patterns

• Laws

• Theories

What can help scientists understand processes in the natural world by providing simpler representation of those processes?

• peer review

• data

• questions

• models

An aurgument in science is most likely _______________.

• yelling match

• debate

• competition

• fight

Scientific Investigations must be well _____________ to be sure the data collected will help answer the scientist's question.

Why do scientists use mathematical equations?

• show how variables are related to each other

• show how variables are not related to each other

Scientists use what to run simulations because the run calculations much faster than humans.

• computers

• models

• data

• experiments