Nature of Science State Test Practice

The study of science can prove everything.

• True

• False

Which of the following definitions best defines science?

• Using thinking and pracitcal skills to understand our world

• A body of skills related to life or death

• Study on non-living things only

• Study of living things only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Someone who asks a question about the natural world is a(n)

• Engineer

• Scientist

• Model

• Teacher

Tags

NGSS.2-ESS1-1

Which of the following would make sure experimental results were valid.

• Add bias

• Communicate unsure results

• Pick two hypotheses

• Conduct multiple trials

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What uses 5 senses to perceive something.

• Variable

• Theory

• Inference

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Before starting any lab, you should ______ first.

• Smell all the lab materials

• Locate safety equipment

• Write the lab conclusion

• Get a calculator

What should you do when you spill chemicals on the floor.

• Clean it up

• Look at it

• Inform classmates

• Tell teacher

What is the first step of the scientific method?

• Collect and analyze data

• Conduct the experiment

• The problem to be investigated

• Draw a conclusion based upon the observations

The last step of the scientific method is

• Construct a hypothesis

• Do background research

• Communicate results

• Ask a question

What is a good example of a hypothesis?

• I can clean the window with water.

• If I clean the window with water, then the window will be clean.

• If I like the water, then it should clean the window.

• Water is a glass cleaner.