Scientific Inquiry Flocab

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6th - 8th Grade
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes a scientific process?
Jon claims that cities are better than towns. He finds 12 people who agree with him as evidence to support his claim.
Kyra starts to believe in vampires after she sees a movie that has vampires in it.
Pedro plants a sapling in his front yard. He observes and measures it each day. Using his observations, he hypothesizes that the leaves grow most in the spring.
Justine drinks eight glasses of water every day because she saw a presentation in health class about water being good for you.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On which of the following could a scientific claim be based?
a famous athlete’s speech
a religious text
superstitions and folklore
experiments and studies
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
NGSS.HS-PS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sandra claims that invisible fairies live above the clouds where no one can see, hear or feel them. Which of the following is true?
Sandra’s claim is a hypothesis that she could test with the scientific method.
Sandra’s claim is not scientific because it is not testable.
Sandra’s claim is a law based on empirical evidence.
Sandra’s claim is not scientific because no one famous would agree with her.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes empirical evidence?
dogs are good pets
dogs can speak English
dogs have two eyes and two ears
pet dogs should be allowed at school prom
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following describes a scientific law?
People have the right to a speedy trial.
Any two objects in the universe attract each other with a force called gravity.
The universe may have begun from an explosion (or big bang) from a single point.
Students must wear their safety goggles in the lab.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-7
NGSS.HS-PS2-2
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scientific theory is a
guess that some scientists believe.
guess that once was a hypothesis and might one day become a law.
well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results.
law that scientists no longer like and are trying to modify.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following would be a scientific theory?
the hypothesis that if you increase the temperature of water, then sugar will dissolve quicker
the statement that objects in motion tend to stay in motion
a belief in ghosts that humans cannot see or feel
an explanation of why global temperatures are rising
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