Science Quiz

What is the term for a way of learning about the natural world?

• Classifying

• Evaluating

• Science

• Observing

What does classifying involve?

• Grouping together items that are alike in some way

• Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information

• Representations of complex objects or processes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the process of comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion called?

• Observing

• Evaluating

• Hypothesis

• Precision

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What are models in science?

• Grouping together items that are alike in some way

• Representations of complex objects or processes

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information

• Measurements that are very close to each other

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

What does observing involve?

• Using one or more of your senses to gather information

• Grouping together items that are alike in some way

• Comparing observations and data to reach a conclusion

• Representations of complex objects or processes

What is a quantitative observation?

• An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers

• An observation that deals with a number or amount

• A testable statement about what the scientist thinks will happen

• Measurements that are very close to each other

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a qualitative observation?

• An observation that deals with characteristics that cannot be expressed in numbers

• An observation that deals with a number or amount

• A testable statement about what the scientist thinks will happen

• Measurements that are very close to each other

What is a hypothesis?

• A testable statement about what the scientist thinks will happen in a controlled experiment based on observations and prior knowledge

• An observation that deals with a number or amount

• Measurements that are very close to each other

• Grouping together items that are alike in some way

Which type of graph displays data that show how one variable changes in response to another variable?

• Bar graph

• Circle graph

• Line graph

• Pie chart

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does a bar graph compare?

• Data across categories or subjects that may not affect each other

• Proportions of different parts of a whole

• Data that show how one variable changes in response to another variable

• The force of gravity on an object