Scientific Investigation - Vocabulary

Which answer best defines hypothesis?

• A statement or question that can be tested by an experiment

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

• The area of study that seeks to find answers about the natural world

• An investigation used to collect and describe data

A scientific investigation is best defined as:

• The area of study that seeks to find answers about the natural world

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

• The process scientists use to find answers about the natural world

• A factor that can be changed in an experiment

A prediction is:

• A set of steps used to test a hypothesis

• A way to gather data using your senses

• Information collected in an experiment

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

Science is best defined as:

• Information collected in an experiment

• The area of study that seeks to find answers about the natural world

• A way to gather data using your senses

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

Which answer best defines experiment?

• A set of steps used to test a hypothesis

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

• A way to gather data using your senses

• The area of study that seeks to find answers about the natural world

An observation is:

• An investigation used to find why an event happens

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

• A way to gather data using your senses

• A statement or question that can be tested by an experiment

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Which answer best defines experimental investigation?

• The area of study that seeks to find answers about the natural world

• An investigation used to find why an event happens

• An investigation used to collect and describe data

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

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Which answer best defines a descriptive investigation?

• The area of study that seeks to find answers about the natural world

• An investigation used to find why an event happens

• An investigation used to collect and describe data

• What a scientist thinks will happen in the future

Which answer best defines variable?

• A factor that can be changed in an experiment

• A statement or question that can be tested by an experiment

• A set of steps used to test a hypothesis

• Information collected in an experiment

Which answer best defines data?

• A statement or question that can be tested by an experiment

• A set of steps used to test a hypothesis

• A factor that can be changed in an experiment

• Information collected in an experiment