Test Review -Nature of Science

1. ________ is the process used to make sense of the world around you.

• drawing conclusions
• memorizing
• science

2. A collection of structures, cycles, and processes that relate to one another is a _______________.

• model
• system
• hypothesis

3. The variable being measured in an experiment is the____________.

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• control

4. A prediction that can be tested is a __________.

• constant
• scientific method
• hypothesis

5. To test a hypothesis, a scientist could________________.

• observe further
• conduct an experiment
• all of the above

6. Factors in an experiment that are kept the same are called ____________.

• constant
• scientific method
• hypothesis

7. The process scientists use to collect information and answer questions is called_________________.

• scientific method
• hypothesis
• dependent variable

8.The statement made at the end of an experiment______________.

• variable
• independent variable
• conclusion

9. variable that is changed on purpose in an experiment to test the effect of the dependent variable( DV)

• critical thinking
• independent variable
• conclusion

10. comparing what you already know with the information you are given

• data
• variable
• critical thinking