Science NWEA Review

What is a controlled procedure that tests the effect of one variable on another?

• Argument

• Experiment

• Model

• Observation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What are scientific explanations based on?

• Evidence

• Guesses

• Opinions

• Popularity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Along with experiments, scientists can also collect data through __________.

• debates

• explanations

• observations

• theories

_________ describe what will happen in nature, but not how or why.

• Hypotheses

• Laws

• Publications

• Theories

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Which of the following best defines science?

• A collection of unchangeable facts about the natural world

• The study of the natural world through observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations

• A belief system based on assumptions about the natural world

• A method for proving theories beyond doubt

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is a common method for scientists to communicate their research findings?

• Through artistic performances

• By publishing in scientific journals

• By creating infomercials

• Through political debates

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DOK Level 1: Recall

A(n) ______ is a representation of an idea or process.

• argument

• experiment

• model

• observation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Scientists often use graphs to show patterns in ______.

• data

• engineering

• history

• technology

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Scientific _________ tell us how or why something in nature happens.

• calculations

• explanations

• laws

• questions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What do scientists call a debate about the evidence behind their explanations?

• Argument

• Experiment

• Model

• Observation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2