Science Skills Vocabulary

An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world is called .

(a)  

• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Inference
• Scientific Theory
• Scientific Law
• Precision
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data

Information obtained through the senses is known as

​ (a)  

• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Inference
• Scientific Theory
• Scientific Law
• Precision
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science

A testable prediction, often implied by a theory, is called a

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Hypothesis
• Inference
• Scientific Theory
• Scientific Law
• Precision
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is called an

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• Inference
• Scientific Theory
• Scientific Law
• Precision
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis

A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is known as a

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Inference
• Scientific Law
• Precision
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Scientific theory

A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions is called a

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Inference
• Scientific Law
• Precision
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Scientific theory

A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another is called

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Inference
• Precision
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Scientific theory
• Scientific law

A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured is called

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• Inference
• Accuracy
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Scientific theory
• Scientific law
• Precision

Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic is known as

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Inference
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Scientific theory
• Scientific law
• Precision
• Accuracy

Numerical data is referred to as

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Inference
• Qualitative data
• Quantitative data
• Science
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Scientific theory
• Scientific law
• Precision
• Accuracy