Scientific Skills Vocabulary Quiz

Observing, studying, and experimenting to find the nature of things is called __________.

• Science

• Observation

• Scientific Method

• Theory

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Conditions that remain the same throughout the experiment are called _________.

• Qualitative

• Controls

• Constants

• Observations

Describes how something works. A process in nature that can be tested by repeated experiments. Allows predictions to be made about how a system will behave under a wide range of conditions.

• Scientific Method

• Law

• Theory

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured is __________.

• Precision

• Mass

• Accuracy

• Metric System

The way to remember Dependent, Responding, Y- Axis; Manipulated, Independent, X-axis is _______.

• DRY MIX

• Scatter Plot

• SI Unit

• Theory

A diagram where points are plotted to show the relationship (correlation) between two variable is called a ______________.

• Circle Graph

• Bar Graph

• Scatter Plot

• Line Graph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence is called ________.

• Observation

• Inference

• Model

• Theory

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A __________ is used to display data that changes continuously over time.

• Bar Graph

• Scatter Plot

• Circle Graph

• Line Graph

A ratio (or fraction) which represents the relationship between two different units is a ___________. This is used to change one set of units to another and is always equal to 1.

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

• Model

• Quantitative Observation

The set of procedures that scientists use to organize critical thinking and investigate questions is known as the __________. This process is used to find and evaluate possible answers.

• Hypothesis

• Scientific Method

• Model

• Metric System

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2