Key scientific terms vocab unit 1

involve the perception of data using your senses or scientific instruments

• inference

• volume

• hypothesis

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Quantitative

• Data gathered from observations that is numerical, countable or measurable

• Data gathered from observations that is descriptive, describable, or non-numerical

• Data that is based on prior knowledge

• Data that is the result of an explanation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following is qualitative

• sour taste

• 27 degrees Celsius

• the mass of a apple is 230 grams

• the pH of rain water is about 5.5

Identify the following statement as qualitative or quantitative:

Air is 21% Oxygen

• qualitative

• quantitative

Identify the following statement as qualitative or quantitative

The runner ran 5 kilometers

• qualitative

• quantitative

A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge

• observation

• data

• inference

• explanation

Identify the following statement as qualitative or quantitative:

The athlete was sweaty and breathing hard after three laps around the track

• qualitative

• quantitative

A testable prediction about observations in the natural world

• Theory

• Law

• Hypothesis

• Inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Explanation for a broad range of observations or experiments

• Law

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Data

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

principle or fact

The water bottle dropped to the ground when knocked off the desk

• Principle

• Fact

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4