Scientific Explanations Test Review

Comparing what you already know with the information you are given to decide if you agree with it is

• critical thinking
• ethics
• explanation
• description

Which of the following describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true?

• scientific theory
• scientific law
• experiment
• scientific truth

A description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value is called?

• significant digits
• digital
• explanation
• accuracy

If you were to estimate the height of the classroom door, measurement would you likely use?

• .5km
• 2m
• 400 cm
• 50,000mm

A triple beam balance is used to measure

• weight
• mass
• length
• volume

A prediction or statement that can be tested

• technology
• Si
• science
• hypothesis

The factor that is manipulated or changed by the investigator is called

• data
• independent variable
• control
• dependent variable

The act of watching and recording what occurs

• observation
• conclusion
• prediction
• inference

What is the purpose of doing an experiment

• To recognize a problem
• To form a hypothesis
• To test a hypothesis
• To prove that a hypothesis is correct

Convert 12.4 m to cm

• 1.24 cm
• .124 cm
• 1240cm
• 12400cm