Generation Genius: What Is Science

Scientists study the natural world through observation and ___________.

• studying

• experimentation

• reading

• listening

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In a controlled experiment, how many variables at one time can you change?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• as many as you want

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What is the most important thing in science?

• evidence

• discoveries

• experiments

• explosions

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Do scientific facts ever change?

• yes, when there is new evidence

• no, they never change

• it depends on the scientist

• only on holidays

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What is a series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions?

• scientific method

• experimenting

• playing

• making a mess

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Define science.

• The act of noticing and describing events or process. This can include: sight, smell, hearing. Touch and taste you have to take caution with.

• It's a factor that can change in an experiment.

• It's an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.

• It's a proposed, testable explanation for something that happens in nature.

What happens when scientists find new evidence that does NOT support something they are studying?

• They must use creativity to convince other scientists that the new evidence is wrong.

• They must use creativity to change or adjust their hypotheses to fit the new evidence.

• They must use creativity to find ways to make the new evidence fit their original explanations.

• They must use creativity to ignore new evidence that contradicts their original explanations.

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What happens when new evidence does NOT support a scientific theory?

• The theory will be considered false and will not be used.

• The theory will remain, and the evidence will be discarded.

• The theory will remain, as science is not open to change.

• The theory will either be modified, or rejected.

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Scientists use _________________ to visualize problems or ideas.

• models

• pickles

• frogs

• standards

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Science is a way of learning about the ________________ world.

• natural

• supernatural

• ideal

• revolutionary

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