Methods of Science Quiz

Science is the ​ investigation and the exploration of ​ ​ ​ (a)   and of the new ​ ​ ​ (b)   that results from those investigations.

• natural events
• information
• the world
• technology
• Earth

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Which of these is not one of the three branches of science?

• Life Science

• Medical Science

• Physical Science

• Earth Science

A testable prediction about a scientific question is what?

• A question

• An observation

• A hypothesis

• An experiment

Information you obtain through your senses, such as touch, sound and sight.

• Observations

• Feelings

• Questions

• Conclusions

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What is the last step of scientific method?

• Form a hypothesis

• Make observations

• Communicate results

• Ask a question

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Communicate results

Form a hypothesis

Analyze results

Conduct experiment

Draw conclusions

Ask a question

What does the root "hypo" mean?

• Under

• Over

• Self

• Life

What does the root "thesis" mean?

• Paper

• Background research

• Something put forth

• Test

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Scientific Law

,

(b) Scientific Theory

• Answers why something happens

• A rule that describes a pattern in nature

• Answers what happens if something else happens

• Considered true until disproven

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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What is the internationally accepted system of measurements for science called?

• Organizing System

• System International (SI)

• Imperial System

• Meters and grams