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WorksheetsUnit 1 Vocabulary
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested
a)
Science
b)
Theory
c)
Government
d)
Hypothesis
2.
The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations
a)
Observations
b)
Empirical Evidence
c)
Experiment
d)
theory
3.
The testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation
a)
theory
b)
law
c)
hypothesis
d)
model
4.
A condition or factor that is assumed to have one value, or remain unchanged, throughout a particular investigation
a)
law
b)
model
c)
experiment
d)
constant
5.
An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions
a)
experiment
b)
theory
c)
empirical evidence
d)
observation
6.
A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions
a)
theory
b)
science
c)
law
d)
hypothesis
7.
The process of obtaining information by using the 5 senses
a)
observations
b)
empirical evidence
c)
constant
d)
science
8.
In a scientific investigation, the factor that is deliberately manipulated
a)
dependent variable
b)
theory
c)
model
d)
independent variable
9.
A system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
a)
law
b)
theory
c)
model
d)
science
10.
In a scientific investigation, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more independent variables
a)
independent variable
b)
empirical evidence
c)
experiment
d)
dependent variable
11.
A pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept
a)
theory
b)
law
c)
science
d)
model
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