Nature of Science

Scientific Inquiry is ...

• a method scientists use to study things and understand what they see.

• not the scientific method.

• something no one knows how to do.

• includes a hypothesis and nothing else.

Scientific Theory

• A RULE describing something in nature.

• An EXPLANATION of observations.

• Neither a RULE or EXPLANATION of something in nature.

Scientific Law

• A RULE describing something in nature.

• The use of scientific knowledge.

• Neither a RULE or EXPLANATION of something in nature.

Watching an ad, comparing what they are saying to what you already know, then realizing what they are saying probably isn't exactly true is an example of you using __.

• Critical Thinking.

• the Scientific Method.

• a Hypothesis.

An example of a question science can answer is ___.

• How does blood carry oxygen.

• Which video game is the most fun to play.

• God created the world in 6 days then rested on the 7th day.

Which is an example of a number written using the International System of Units (SI)?

• 100 Kilometers

• 5,280 Feet

• 68.0 °F

To convert between numbers in the metric system you would...

• multiply or divide by powers of 10

• add 16 then divide by 24

• multiply by 60 seconds

• not do anything.

Getting repeated similar measurements repeatedly is called...

• precision

• accuracy

• luck

Getting measurements close to the accepted value is called...

• precision

• accuracy

• not real

Why so scientists sometimes use scientific notation when writing numbers?

• Very small or very large numbers can be written shorter.

• Because they are scientists and this is the only numbers they know how to write

• Very large numbers can be written with lots of zeroes this way.