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WorksheetsWhat do you know about the nature of science?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a hypothesis
a)
An idea in science
b)
A question and or prediction about a phenomenon which could be investigated
c)
Observations about the world around us
d)
Data and observations from experimentation
e)
An explanation that describes phenomenon of nature
2.
A well supported explanation confirmed through repeated testing, observation and experimentation
a)
Theory
b)
Scientific Law
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Fact
e)
Data
3.
A statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes something in nature.
a)
Theory
b)
Scientific Law
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
e)
Fact
4.
Theory or Law??? Predicts what will happen in the natural world.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
5.
Theory or Law??? Changes with new observations.
a)
Theory
b)
Law
6.
Theory or Law??? Explanation of a wide range of observations?
a)
Theory
b)
Law
7.
A scientific ____________ is a broad explanation for events that is widely accepted as true.
a)
law
b)
theory
c)
observation
d)
method
8.
The melting point of water is 0 °C (32 °F).
The freezing point of water is the same as the melting point which is 0 °C (32 °F).
The freezing point of water is the same as the melting point which is 0 °C (32 °F).
a)
Fact
b)
Theory
c)
Law
9.
An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions is called:
a)
theory
b)
experiment
c)
observation
d)
hypothesis
10.
Scientists often use visual or mathematical representations to investigate items that are very large, very small, or otherwise difficult to study. What are these visual or mathematical representations called?
a)
experiments
b)
hypotheses
c)
models
d)
observations
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