Introduction to Science- Practice

Science deals only with things that can be

• Observed

• Proved

• Believed

• Published

Occasionally, scientific ideas change radically.

• True

• False

An ____________ is anything that is detected through human senses or with instruments or measuring devices that extend human senses.

Scientific study involves disagreement.

• True

• False

Science starts with a question and then tries to answer the question using

• Reasoning and logic

• Observations and experimentation

• Data

• Evidence and logic

All scientific study involves relying on evidence to form conclusions.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of an OBSERVATION?

• There was a tornado

• All of the cars are destroyed

• Everyone can swim

• The street is flooded

A ____________ is a statement that describes WHAT always happens under certain conditions in nature.

• Scientific hypothesis

• Scientific conclusion

• Scientific theory

• Scientific law

Experiments are done to observe and understand the natural world.

• True

• False

People have always had questions about the world around them. The goal of ____________ is to answer these questions by obtaining and analyzing evidence.

• Math

• Social studies

• Science

• ELA