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Nature of Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what you notice with your five senses

a)

model

b)

hypothesis

c)

inference

d)

observation

2.

how scientists go about asking and answering questions

a)

hypothesis

b)

scientific inquiry

c)

experiment

d)

investigation

3.

all the facts and information scientists gather

a)

data

b)

conclusion

c)

inference

d)

control group

4.

a prediction or possible explanation for a question that needs to be investigated

a)

experiment

b)

data

c)

scale

d)

hypothesis

5.

carefully planned test of a hypothesis

a)

investigation

b)

control group

c)

experiment

d)

scale

6.

a statement that sums up the results of an investigation

a)

data

b)

conclusion

c)

hypothesis

d)

observation

7.

studying the natural world without interference or manipulation

a)

experiment

b)

scientific inquiry

c)

investigation

d)

inference

8.

the group in a study that is used to compare the results of the other group; does not receive the independent variable

a)

scale

b)

hypothesis

c)

model

d)

control group

9.

a conclusion based on knowledge and evidence; a guess based on observations

a)

inference

b)

experiment

c)

conclusion

d)

data

10.

a representation of an object or process

a)

control group

b)

data

c)

scale

d)

model

11.

the relationship between the real size of something and its size in a model or diagram

a)

scale

b)

inference

c)

control group

d)

model