Chapter 0 Vocab Quiz Prep

a tentative and testable statement that must be capable of being supported or not supported by observational evidence

• scientific law

• hypothesis

• scientific theory

• model

based on natural and physical phenomena and is capable of being tested by multiple independent researchers

• scientific law

• hypothesis

• scientific theory

• model

a statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true all the time

• scientific law

• hypothesis

• scientific theory

• model

If a control is identified when collecting data with variables, the scientist is conducting a/an _____________________.

• scientific law

• hypothesis

• scientific theory

• experimental investigation

The similar patterns used by scientists to design their investigations are called ____________________________.

• constraint

• model

• scientific method

• criteria

A/An __________________________is a representation of some aspect of an idea, system, phenomenon, process, structure, object, or solution.

• model

• scientific method

• constraint

• criteria

A limit on a solution’s design, such as cost, durability, and materials available, is a/an __________________________.

• model

• scientific method

• constraint

• criteria

The requirements for a successful solution that are typically measurable and could include size, function, and other needs of the user, are called _____________________.

• model

• scientific method

• constraint

• criteria

The use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the knowledge generated through this process, is known as ___________________________________.

• phenomena

• investigation

• pseudoscience

• science

A/An ________________________________________ is a logical conclusion that combines what you know with what you have learned and observed.

• phenomena

• inference

• observation

• science