Scientific Law and Theory

Scientific Law and Theory

7th Grade

25 Qs

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Scientific Law and Theory

Scientific Law and Theory

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Hard

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

+14

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

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.

2.

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-LS4-5

3.

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-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

4.

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-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

5.

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

6.

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

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the following

Scientific Theory

a Proven Statement

Scientific Las

Gathered and Tested Data

Empirical Evidence

a well-tested explanation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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