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Unit 1 Nature of Science

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Correct in every detail

a)

Accurate

b)

Inaccurate

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Conclusion

2.

Things you see, hear, or learn that make you believe that something exists or is true

a)

Evidence

b)

Variable

c)

Valid

d)

Infer

3.

Based on good reason

a)

Valid

b)

Evidence

c)

Infer

d)

All of These

4.

The part of the experiment that does not change

a)

Control

b)

Variable

c)

Data

d)

Hypothesis

5.

To decide that something is probably true, because of what is observed

a)

Infer

b)

Data

c)

Control

d)

Hypothesis

6.

The part of the experiment that is changed by the scientist

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Hypothesis

d)

All of These

7.

The thing that changes in the experiment, It depends on the independent variable

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Control

d)

All of These

8.

The experiment or investigation does what it is supposed to do

a)

Reliable

b)

Non-Reliable

c)

Precise

d)

None of These

9.

Collected information, the results of an experiment or other investigation; may include numbers (quantitative data) or descriptions (qualitative data)

a)

Data

b)

Control

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Observation

10.

An idea that can be tested by experiment or observation

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Variable

c)

Control

d)

Independent Variable

11.

A simplified version of some part of the natural world that helps explain how it functions

a)

Model

b)

Variable

c)

Control

d)

All of These

12.

The explanation that shows why the data counts as evidence to support the claim

a)

Reasoning

b)

Data

c)

Variable

d)

Control

13.

A statement about the solution to the problem

or a statement that answers a question

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Data

d)

None of These

14.

A substance that does not readily allow the passage of heat, sound, or electricity

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Independent Variable

d)

All of These

15.

A substance that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

All of These

16.

The exactness of a measurement

a)

Precise

b)

Valid

c)

Evidence

d)

None of These