What is Science?

A variable is an interpretation of an observation.

• True

• False

The information that a scientist obtains through observation is called data.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

If an experiment fails to support a scientific theory, scientists will change the theory or abandon it.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Meteorologists are scientists who study stars, planets, and other bodies in space.

• True

• False

Environmental scientists study the effects of human activities on Earth's land, air, water, and living things.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Scientists seek to answer questions about the natural world in a process of _______.

• modeling.

• scientific inquiry.

• predicting.

• developing hypotheses.

An explanation that can be tested by observation or experiment is called a(n) _______.

• experiment.

• scientific theory.

• scientific fact.

• hypothesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

One of the factors that can change in an experiment is called a(n) _______.

• variable.

• theory.

• hypothesis.

• observation.

One way in which scientists test a hypothesis is by _______.

• asking questions.

• drawing conclusions.

• interpreting data.

• conducting a controlled experiment.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An Earth scientist who studies the chemical and physical characteristics of rock is a(n) _______.

• oceanographer.

• geologist.

• meteorologist.

• environmental scientist.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1