Scientific Laws, Theories, and Hypotheses

Scientific Laws, Theories, and Hypotheses

6th - 10th Grade

15 Qs

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Scientific Laws, Theories, and Hypotheses

Scientific Laws, Theories, and Hypotheses

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6th - 10th Grade

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Created by

Cindy Mullikin

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Theory or Law? _________ of Thermodynamics: Matter can never be created or destroyed. Tells what happens with matter.

Theory

Law

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers
 -- all related That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time.
Fact
Theory
Law

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A testable statement about the natural world that can be used to build more complex inferences and explanations. To be a hypothesis, a statement must contain a possible explanation.
Fact
Theory
Law
Hypothesis

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

In science, a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses.
Fact
Theory
Law
Hypothesis

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

You observe that, upon waking up each morning, your trashcan is overturned and trash is spread around the yard. You propose that raccoons are responsible. Is this fact, a law, a theory, or a hypothesis?
Fact
Law
Theory
Hypothesis

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Laws tells us that it happens but doesn’t describe how or why.
True
False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Scientific theories are based on
general assumptions of how systems work.
mathematical principles that can be proven true.
large amounts of data collected over time.
observations from within only one scientific discipline.

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