8th Grade Science Review #1 (1st)

What 2 are NO main branches of science?

• Earth
• Physical
• Water

• Life

• Biology

Science is the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations.

• True
• False

A ____ describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true.

• Scientific Law
• Scientific Theory

Not a step of the scientific method.

• Make a hypothesis

• Gather Information

• Critical Thinking

• Conduct an Experiment

In a hypothesis, use the words if and then.

• True

• False

What comes first when reading coordinates?

• Longitude

• Latitude

Lines of latitude run laterally.

• True
• False

Polaris is part of the little dipper.

• False

• True

Lines of longitude are often called parallels.

• True
• False

What can you mainly see on a topographic map?

• distance

• elevation

• temperature

• seasons