Nature of Science Test

Process that uses observations and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature is called ____.

• experiment
• inferring
• predicting
• science

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is called a ____.

• prediction
• hypothesis
• theory
• law

A standard for comparison in an experiment is called a ____.

• fact
• variable
• constant
• control

An explanation that is based on experiments is a scientific ____.

• inquiry
• hypothesis
• theory
• law

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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

• scientific inquiry
• scientific hypothesis
• scientific theory
• scientific law

The amount of space occupied by an object is ____.

• mass
• volume
• length
• density

The SI base unit for temperature is ____.

• candela
• Fahrenheit
• Kelvin
• mole

Before designing an carrying out an experiment, one should find out what is already know about the topic by ____.

• forming hypothesis
• analyzing data
• researching information
• forming a conclusion

Scientists can communicate their results ____.

• at scientific meetings
• in scientific journals
• by exchanging information on the Internet
• all of the answers are correct

To reveal trends in data, the data should be presented in a(an) ____.

• hypothesis
• graph
• operational definition
• scientific investigation