What Skills Do Scientists Use?

A testable statement that tries to explain an observation is a _______________. (page 21)

• observation
• hypothesis
• conclusion
• prediction

Which of the following are skills scientists use? (check ALL that apply)- pages 18-21

• predict
• compare
• observe
• communicate

Speaking, writing, creating models, or drawing pictures are all ways scientists ________________________. (page19)

• communicate
• observe
• infer
• hypothesize

(pages 20-21) A scientist wants to find out how raising the room temperature affects the time it takes an ice cube to melt when taken out of a freezer. What is the variable here?

• the size of the ice cube
• the location in the room
• the temperature of the room

Which of the following is NOT a math and Science Skill that scientists may use (page 22-23).

• using numbers
• telling jokes
• classifying and ordering
• recording and displaying data

Empirical evidence is (pg. 24)

• an educated guess about what will happen in an investigation.
• evidence that is gathered from an empire.
• data collected through direct observation.

What skill is a scientist using in this example: "A meterorologist uses weather patterns to determine whether it will rain over the weekend."

• plan and conduct investigations
• predicting

The one thing that a scientist changes in an experiment is a ______________________________. (page 20)

• variable
• hypothesis
• prediction
• conclusion

Scientists use their observations and existing research to make _______________________ about what will happen in the future (page 20).

• variable
• predictions
• hypothesis
• investigations