Unit 1: Intro to Earth & Space Science Review

Using the five senses to note a fact or occurrence.

• Observation

• Inference

• Phenomena

• Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An observation of a specific or natural phenomenon made by someone somewhere which has been repeatedly observed and verified by other people.

• Fact

• Inference

• Hypothesis

• Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Events that occur in the natural world.

• Phenomena

• Facts

• Observations

• Models

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Simplified representations designed to show how objects, systems, or concepts of nature work.

• Models

• Theories

• Laws

• Phenomena

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process of arriving at a conclusion based on prior knowledge already gained or experiences.

• Inference

• Fact

• Hypothesis

• Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Inference

• Fact

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

How close or exact measurements are to each other.

• Precision

• Accuracy

• Fact

• Theory

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A testable idea or explanation that is based on evidence or factual observations, and usually offers a prediction to a potential solution to a problem or question.

• Hypothesis

• Inference

• Theory

• Law

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

An observed pattern of nature that is universally accepted by the scientific community, time-tested, considered to be truth, and describes what will happen.

• Law

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Fact

A scientific idea that is supported by many pieces of evidence and explanations as to why something happens.

• Theory

• Law

• Hypothesis

• Fact