Scientific Inquiry Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: The systematic study of everything is called _______.

(a)  

• science
• art

• history

• philosophy

Fill in the blank: A system for solving problems or questions is called the _______.

(a)  

• scientific method
• hypothesis

• experiment

• observation

Fill in the blank: A question the experiment should answer is called a _______.

(a)  

• Problem
• Solution

• Variable

• Observation

Fill in the blank: An educated guess or testable 'If/Then' prediction for an experiment is called a _______.

(a)  

• Hypothesis
• Theory

• Observation

• Variable

Fill in the blank: The science activity that tests the hypothesis is called an _______.

(a)  

• Experiment
• Observation

• Theory

• Prediction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Fill in the blank: To gather information using the 6 senses (common sense, sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch) is to _______.

(a)  

• Observe
• Ignore

• Forget

• Guess

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the summary of the experiment called?

(a)  

• Conclusion
• Hypothesis

• Variable

• Procedure

What type of observation (abbreviated as QN) is used to gather information that uses numbers or measurement (e.g., 6 legs, 23 centimeters)?

(a)  

• Quantitative observation
• Qualitative observation

• Subjective observation

• Descriptive observation

What type of observation (abbreviated as QL) is used to gather information that does NOT use numbers or measurement (e.g., blue sky, scaly skin)?

(a)  

• Qualitative observation
• Quantitative observation

• Scientific observation

• Numerical observation

What is it called when you explain what happened (using facts based on data) and why you think it happened (giving your opinion based on data)?

(a)  

• Inference
• Prediction

• Measurement

• Estimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5