U1 Basics of Science Review

Using Greek mythology to explain the seasons is not a _____ explanation for this event

• natural
• observable
• testable
• uncertain

Using the human senses or tools to collect data and evidence is an example of the _____ criteria

• observable
• natural
• uncertain
• social

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

If an experiment cannot be verified or proven accurate, then it is not _____.

• testable
• natural
• uncertain
• social

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

When new evidence emerges, a scientific claim is revised to account for it. This shows that science is _____.

• tentative
• natural
• observable
• testable

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

"It's always sunny in Philadelphia." This statement is not uncertain because _____.

• "always" means 100%
• there is no evidence of collaboration between scientists
• there was no testing mentioned in this claim
• a supernatural phenomena is used to explain the weather

Science is considered _____ because collaboration, argumentation, sharing, replication, and peer review are necessary parts of the science process.

• social
• observable
• tentative
• testable

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The acronym NOTTUS stands for:

• Natural Observable Testable Tentative Uncertain Social
• Natural Obesity Tests Tiny Umbrella Sockets
• Natural Observable Testable Testable Unlikely Social
• Natural Observable Tasting Temporary Unlikely Social

Protoscience is....

• emerging or near science that falls short in one or more NOTTUS criteria
• false science
• events that do not meet NOTTUS criteria and fall outside the realm of science

Nonscience is...

• events that do not meet NOTTUS criteria and fall outside the realm of science
• emerging or near science that falls short in one or more NOTTUS criteria
• false science

"The Sun warms the Earth unevenly." is an example of a _____ claim.

• science
• pseudoscience
• nonscience

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6