Science midterms 6th grade

 a logical, structured way of thinking about the world. 

• data

• evidence

• science

• Emotional thinking

what are tsunamis and how are they formed

• Tsunamis are a result of global warming
• Tsunamis are caused by excessive fishing in the ocean
• Tsunamis are large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. and the movement of tectonic plates

• Tsunamis are formed by the movement of the moon

 includes observations, measurements and other types of data scientist gather

• Data collection
• empirical evidence

• Data

• analysis

 explanations of things that have occurred in nature.

• evidence

• data

• law

• theory

anything familiar that helps a scientist understand anything unfamiliar

• data

• hypothesis

• model

• experiment

 a description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world. Scientific law describes the way the word works. They are rules that nature has to follow

• science

• personal opinion
• law

• theory

an organized procedure to study something under control

• Haphazard experimentation
• Random guessing
• experiment

• Scientific method

the process of obtaining information by using the senses

• observation

• conclusion
• hypothesis
• experiment

testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation

• conclusion

• theory

• barrier island

• hypothesis

 any factor that can change during an experiment, observation or model

• variable

• conclusion

• procedure

• diamond