Scientific Theories and Laws Review

Scientific Theories and Laws Review

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Scientific Theories and Laws Review

Scientific Theories and Laws Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS2-1, HS-PS1-2, HS-ESS1-2

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A set of principles that explains and predicts a phenomena is called a _____. 

scientific law

scientific method

scientific theory

scientific instructor

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists create both scientific theories and scientific laws as they make observations and conduct experiments about the natural world. Which of the following statements most accurately compares the difference between scientific theories and scientific laws?

Scientific laws are based on evidence, while scientific theories are not.

Scientific theories involve only biology, while laws involve all types of science.

Scientific theories involve mathematical equations, while scientific laws are based on observations.

Scientific theories are ideas that explain natural events, while scientific laws more reliably predict natural events.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these can change when new evidence is presented?

theory

law

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these explain how a natural phenomenon works or happens?

theory

law

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

law

theory

method

variable

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature

scientific law

scientific inquiry

scientific theory

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these describes a natural phenomenon or relationship that always occurs under specific conditions

theory

law

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-7

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

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