Nature of Science

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An educated guess or testable prediction is a

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hypothesis

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The _________________________ is the base metric unit of mass.

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gram

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Are laws usually mathematically defined?

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True

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A scientific ____________ is a statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature.

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law

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If I increase the amount of fertilizer a bean plant receives, the plant will grow taller.

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Hypothesis

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Species on earth have changed over time because some organisms are more likely to survive and to reproduce, passing favorable traits to their offspring.

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theory

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Once a theory has been tested and confirmed it cannot be changed.

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False

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What must happen before a scientific theory is accepted and supported?

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It must be tested many times by different scientists.

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Can a scientific theory become a scientific law with enough evidence?

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False

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Base unit of a distance in the metric system is

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Meter