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Nature of Science

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to get information using your sense

a)

observe

b)

investigate

c)

inference

d)

model

2.

to study something carefully to answer a question about it

a)

investigate

b)

observe

c)

conclusion

d)

inference

3.

a test to try to answer a question in science

a)

experiment

b)

observe

c)

inference

d)

prediction

4.

to write down

a)

record

b)

data

c)

key

d)

symbol

5.

information

a)

data

b)

record

c)

key

d)

model

6.

an idea or answer based on facts

a)

conclusion

b)

inference

c)

prediction

d)

organize

7.

information learned using the senses

a)

observation

b)

conclusion

c)

prediction

d)

communicate

8.

an idea that is based on what you already know and what you observe

a)

inference

b)

prediction

c)

communicate

d)

analyze

9.

a statement about what is likely to happen in the future

a)

prediction

b)

observation

c)

inference

d)

conclusion

10.

information in the form of number that is found using a tool

a)

measurement

b)

symbol

c)

key

d)

model

11.

to think about something carefully in order to figure out what it means

a)

analyze

b)

recrd

c)

observe

d)

prediction

12.

an idea or answer based on facts

a)

prediction

b)

inference

c)

conclusion

d)

experiment

13.

a drawing that shows the parts of something

a)

diagram

b)

bar graph

c)

table

d)

organize

14.

to share ideas and information

a)

prediction

b)

communicate

c)

key

d)

evidence

15.

a chart that shows numbers and bars of different lengths

a)

bar graph

b)

model

c)

table

d)

key

16.

a chart made up of rows and columns

a)

table

b)

bar graph

c)

model

d)

symbol

17.

something that stands for an object or process

a)

model

b)

key

c)

symbol

d)

table

18.

the part of a model that explains what each symbol means

a)

key

b)

variable

c)

record

d)

data

19.

to put in order

a)

organize

b)

data

c)

analyze

d)

reliable

20.

facts or other information from a test or an observation that helps answer a scientific question

a)

evidence

b)

research

c)

opinion

d)

hypothesis

21.

a careful study of something very closely

a)

experiment

b)

investigation

c)

variable

d)

result

22.

anything that can change, or vary, in an experiment

a)

variable

b)

result

c)

dependent variable

d)

hypothesis

23.

something learned from an investigation. This includes data and conclusions.

a)

result

b)

opinion

c)

infernce

d)

investigate

24.

how scientists go about asking and asking questions

a)

scientific inquiry

b)

scientific knowledge

c)

research

d)

reliable

25.

what we know about the world

a)

scientific knowledge

b)

scientific inquiry

c)

scientific method

d)

data

26.

to study something in detail in order to discover facts about it

a)

research

b)

fact

c)

opinion

d)

variable

27.

trustworthy

a)

reliable

b)

fact

c)

opinion

d)

hypothesis

28.

information supported by observations and evidence

a)

fact

b)

opinion

c)

inference

d)

organize

29.

a thought, belief, or judgement not proven by observations

a)

opinion

b)

inference

c)

fact

d)

data

30.

a possible answer to a question; a prediction of a good guess based on what a person already knows; if then statement

a)

hypothesis

b)

prediction

c)

fact

d)

opinion

31.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
32.

something that changes as a result of changes in the independent variable in an experiment

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

variable

d)

result

33.

a series of steps that scientists use as a guide to answer a questions or solve a problem

a)

scientific method

b)

investigation

c)

experiment

d)

hypothesis

34.

something that is kept the same, or unchanged, throughout an experiment

a)

variable

b)

control

c)

data

d)

opinion

35.

a test done over or repeated to make sure the results of an experiment are reliable

a)

trial

b)

fact

c)

model

d)

data