Science Processes Quiz

What process compares observations and data to reach a conclusion?

• Classifying

• Inferring

• Evaluating

• Investigating

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What process explains or interprets observations?

• Classification

• Observation

• Communication

• Inferring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What science process studies or researches a subject to discover facts or to reveal new information?

• Classifying

• Investigating

• Evaluating

• Predicting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Why is it important that students learn science process skills?

• They will use these skills in every area of their lives

• They will memorize scientific facts better

• They will become scientists in the future

• They will get better grades in exams

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What process creates representations of complex objects or processes?

• Classifying

• Investigating

• Predicting

• Making Models

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

A scientific explanation based on many observations during repeated experiments is a

• Theory

• Law

• Both

Which science process skill involves making an educated guess about future events based on current evidence?

• Classification

• Prediction

• Measurement

• Observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which science process skill is primarily used in the earliest grades and involves using the senses to gather information?

• Observation

• Measurement

• Prediction

• Inference

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

NGSS.K-ESS2-1

NGSS.K-LS1-1

What skill involves grouping objects or events based on common characteristics?

• Communication

• Inference

• Prediction

• Classification

This is a scientific explanation that is used to predict the behavior of natural phenomenon in a way that always seems true. Mark only one oval.

• Theory

• Law

• Both