Science Mid-Term Questions

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

• experiment

• inferring

• predicting

• science

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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

• prediction

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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

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

• density

• weight

The SI base unit for temperature is ____.

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

Scientists can communicate their results ____.

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1