A description of natural events that has been proven to be true time after time, without exception. This describes
SCIENTIFIC TERMS

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data.
a theory.
a conclusion.
a law.
2.
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The object fell 10 meters in 1.5 seconds.
The above statement is an example of
a law.
a theory.
a conclusion.
an observation.
3.
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A student notices that frogs are all gathering at one end of the pond. What has the student just done?
observed
experimented
hypothesized
collected data
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A ______________ is a prediction of an outcome and the basis for experimentation.
conclusion
constant
hypothesis
variable
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Curious Carl conducted an experiment on the eating habits of black bears. While living in the woods, Carl was able to record the daily diet of five bears. After a year of observation, Carl summarized his findings in the graph. According to his data, which statement is an inference rather than an observation?
The bears ate more plants than animals.
The bears ate more large animals than fish.
Given a choice, bears would rather eat plants.
Only a small portion of the bears' diets were rodents.
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Curious Carl conducted an experiment on the eating habits of black bears. While living in the woods, Carl was able to record the daily diet of five bears. After a year of observation, Carl summarized his findings in the graph. Which statement is an observation rather than an inference?
Land animals were more abundant than fish.
The bears ate more large animals than fish.
Given a choice, bears would rather eat plants
Rodents were hard for the bears to find and catch.
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Which of these BEST describes the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?
A hypothesis is true; a theory MAY be true.
Hypotheses are accepted by the scientific community; theories are not.
A theory has been tested and based on data, which a hypothesis has not yet been tested.
A hypothesis has been tested and is based on facts, while a theory has yet to be tested.
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