WorksheetsNature of Science Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
using senses to study the world; using tools to collect measurements; examining previous research results.
a)
observation
b)
objective
c)
organism
d)
review
2.
process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions.
a)
experiment
b)
examine
c)
justify
d)
observation
3.
independent variable
a)
condition or factor that is manipulated by a scientist during an experiment.
b)
experimental data collected through observation and measurement.
c)
condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.
d)
proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.
4.
proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.
a)
theory
b)
prediction
c)
scientific guess
d)
hypothesis
5.
theory
a)
process that test a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions.
b)
proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.
c)
is a statement about an observed phenomenon or a unifying concept
d)
a well tested explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results.
6.
law
a)
a well tested explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results.
b)
is a statement about an observed phenomenon or a unifying concept
c)
proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.
d)
condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.
7.
dependent variable
a)
a well tested explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results.
b)
condition that is controlled so that it does not change during an experiment.
c)
variable that is observed and changes in response to the variable manipulated by a scientist, variable that is measured.
d)
is a statement about an observed phenomenon or a unifying conceptproposed explanation or answer to a scientific question.condition that is
8.
The factor in an experiment that will be changed.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled variable
d)
inferences
9.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results, and referrers to the hypothesis using data.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
10.
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. (not changed)
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
11.
Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called
a)
controls
b)
conclusions
c)
independent variables
d)
constants
12.
A representation created to understand something that is too big, too small, or too complicated to understand.
a)
Mass
b)
Matter
c)
Model
d)
Abundant
13.
when a scientist (student) conducts the same experiment as another scientist in order to verify their results, when the same results are collected, regardless of who is conducting the experiment
a)
replication
b)
repitition
c)
trials
d)
accuracy
14.
conducting the exact same experiment over and over and over again
a)
replication
b)
repetition
c)
trials
d)
accuracy
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