Scientific Method Vocabulary Practice

What is the process of noticing something through the senses called?

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Experimentation

• Conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A hypothesis is a prediction of what you think will happen and which can be _______.

• A) Ignored

• B) Tested

• C) Assumed

• D) Discarded

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A changeable factor that could influence an experiment’s outcome is called___.

• Variable

• Inference

• Control

• Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The sample in an experiment which variable are kept at a base level (normal condition) is called___.

• Variable

• Inference

• Control

• Hypothesis

A scientific law is _____.

• A universal generalization that are virtually unchanging (facts)

• A logical explanation based on current evidence

• A prediction of what you think will happen and which can be tested

• An educated guess based on observations

A theory is _____.

• A universal generalization that are virtually unchanging (facts)

• A logical explanation based on current evidence

• A prediction of what you think will happen and which can be tested

• An educated guess based on observations

________ is an educated guess based on observations.

• control

• hypothesis

• inference

• variable

A ______ is the series of steps that scientist follow when they investigate problems or to answer questions

• control

• scientific method

• problem

• variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which of the following is a series of steps that scientists follow to investigate problems or answer questions?

• Scientific method

• Control

• Variable

• Inference

What do you call a universal generalization that is virtually unchanging?

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Scientific law

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1