Science Vocabulary Quiz

________________________ is a word used in science for anything interesting that occurs and for which data can be collected.

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Theory

• Phenomenon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

________________________ - a section of an optical network in which light travels without being modified.

• Light Path

• ray

• beam

• optical illusion

________________________ - A thin line or narrow beam of light or other radiation.

• Ray

• Beam

• Line

• Stream

________________________ - is the only way to assess whether goals and outcomes have been met.

• Evaluate

• Estimation

• Observation

• Prediction

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

________________________ - a general agreement

• Consensus

• Disagreement

• Conflict

• Debate

________________________ - a device which detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it.

• Sensor

• Transmitter

• Amplifier

• Converter

________________________ - the process of associating numbers with physical quantities and phenomena.

• Measurement

• Calculation

• Estimation

• Approximation

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NGSS.5-PS1-2

NGSS.5-PS1-3

________________________ - the quality or state of being intense, especially: extreme degree of strength, force, energy, or feeling.

• Intensity

• Calmness

• Weakness

• Moderation

________________________ - to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it.

• Revise

• Ignore

• Delete

• Overlook

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

____________________ - to widen or enlarge an opening or hollow structure beyond its usual size

• Dilate

• Contract

• Shrink

• Narrow