WorksheetsUnit 1: Scientific Explanations Vocabulary
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
A process of using skills to test ideas and answer questions about the naturl world
scientific inquiry
engineering
observation
Earth science
An application of science that involves a set of methods used to design a solution to a problem or need.
scientific inquiry
engineering
observation
evidence
Information collected using the senses.
scientific inquiry
engineering
observation
evidence
A branch of science that focuses on the study of Earth and other objects in space.
life science
physical science
science
Earth science
Information collected during an investigation.
evidence
scientific inquiry
engineering
observation
The study of the natural world through observation and investigation.
Earth science
science
life science
physical science
A branch of science that focuses on the study of living things.
science
physical science
life science
Earth science
A branch of science that focuses on the study of energy and matter.
science
Earth science
life science
physical science
A set of activities designed to test a hypothesis.
Experiment
model
observation
inference
A representation of an object or system that explain how something works.
experiment
model
observation
inference
Information gathered using one or more of your five senses.
experiment
model
Observation
Inference
A statement which describes a pattern in the natural world that is assumed true.
prediction
inference
scientific theory
scientific law
An explanation of an observation.
inference
prediction
model
experiment
A guess about what will happen under certain conditions.
experiment
model
prediction
inference
A tool used to measure temperature.
balance
spring scale
microscope
thermometer
A tool used to measure the mass of an object.
balance
thermometer
spring scale
microscope
Information that cannot be expressed as a number.
quantitative data
qualitative data
precisions
accuracy
A tall, narrow tool used to measure the volume of liquids.
thermometer
balance
graduated cylinder
spring scale
Information that can be expressed as a number.
accuracy
precision
qualitative data
quantitative data
A tool used to measure amount of force.
spring scale
balance
graduated cylinder
microscope
A tool that makes small objects appear larger.
balance
microscope
graduated cylinder
spring scale
How close measurements are to each other when taken the same way.
inference
prediction
precision
accuracy
How close a measurement is to the true value.
inference
prediction
precision
accuracy
