Semester 1 Finals Review Section 1

Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on

• facts

• testing explanations

• observations

• theories

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Science is best described as

• Sets of Facts

• A way of knowing

• collection of belief

• list of rules

Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period is called

• Observation

• Inference

• Data

• Hypothesis

Based on your observations, you suggest that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is

• Observation

• Conclusion

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A student sees a bee on a flower. The student wonders how the bee finds flowers. This student is displaying the scientific attitude of

• Creativity

• Open-mindedness

• Curiosity

• Skepticism

Suppose that a scientist proposes a hypothesis about how a newly discovered virus affects humans. Other virus researchers would likely

• reject the hypothesis right away

• Change the hypothesis to fit my finding

• Design a new experiment

• Assume the hypothesis is true for all findings

Suppose a scientist must choose whether to publish a report in a newspaper or in a peer-reviewed journal. What is a benefit of publishing in the journal?

• Everything in the report will be true

• Viewer's will fix the mistakes in the experiment

• The report will be published quicker

• The report will be held to higher quality

Movement of particles from high to low concentration.

• Passive Transport

• Active Transport

A theory

• Is always true

• Is the opening statement of an experiment

• Is open to being changed

• Can never be changed

Which of the following is a question that can be answered by science?

• What is beauty?

• Do people eat too much chocolate?

• Is it ethical to experiment on people?

• How does pH effect acid rain?

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5