Science Process Skills Quiz

What is observing in the context of science process skills?

• Using the senses to gather information

• Making an educated guess

• Using measures to describe dimensions

• Describing an action with words

What does inferring involve?

• Gathering information

• Making an educated guess

• Measuring dimensions

• Communicating findings

What is measuring in science?

• Using standard and nonstandard measures

• Grouping objects into categories

• Stating outcomes of future events

• Describing actions with symbols

What does communicating mean in science?

• Using words or symbols to describe

• Making predictions

• Controlling variables

• Defining operationally

What is classifying in science process skills?

• Grouping objects based on properties

• Stating how to measure a variable

• Conducting an experiment

• Creating a model

What does predicting involve?

• Stating the outcome of a future event

• Identifying variables in an experiment

• Organizing data

• Conducting an experiment

What is controlling variables?

• Identifying variables that affect outcomes

• Stating how to measure a variable

• Stating expected outcomes

• Organizing data

What does defining operationally mean?

• Stating how to measure a variable

• Identifying variables

• Conducting an experiment

• Making predictions

What is formulating hypotheses?

• Stating the expected outcome of an experiment

• Organizing data

• Controlling variables

• Creating a model

What does interpreting data involve?

• Organizing data and drawing conclusions

• Conducting an experiment

• Making predictions

• Defining operationally