Ohio Science Test

What is the definition of EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE?

• A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

• The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations.

• A systemic study of natural events and conditions.

• A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the definition of THEORY?

• A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions.

• The application of science and mathematics to solve real-life problems.

• The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses.

• A system of ideas that explains how things happen, supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the definition of LAW?

• The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses.

• A method that is used to study and analyze the characteristics of an actual or theoretical system.

• A descriptive statement of what happens in the natural world.

• A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the definition of EXPERIMENT?

• The giving up of one thing in return for another, often applied to the engineering design process.

• An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.

• Information gathered by observation or experimentation that can be used in calculating or reasoning.

• The application of science for practical purposes; the use of tools, machines, materials, and processes to meet human needs.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the definition of OBSERVATION?

• A pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.

• A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

• The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses.

• The application of science for practical purposes; the use of tools, machines, materials, and processes to meet human needs.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the definition of MATERIALS SCIENCE?

• The study of the characteristics and uses of materials in science and technology.

• A pattern, plan, representation, or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.

• The application of science and mathematics to solve real-life problems.

• In a scientific investigation, the factor that is deliberately manipulated.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the definition of HYPOTHESIS?

• In a scientific investigation, the factor that is deliberately manipulated.

• Any factor that can change in an experiment, observation, or model.

• A systemic study of the natural events and conditions.

• A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What is the definition of INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?

• Any factor that can change in an experiment, observation, or model.

• In a scientific investigation, the factor that is deliberately manipulated.

• A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

• The evaluation of the materials and energy used for the manufacture, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of a technology.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the definition of SCIENCE?

• The observations, measurements, and other types of data that people gather and test to support and evaluate scientific explanations.

• The systemic study of the natural world.

• An organized procedure to study something under controlled conditions.

• A condition or factor that is assumed to have one value, or remain unchanged, throughout a particular investigation.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the definition of VARIABLE?

• A condition or factor that is assumed to have one value, or remain unchanged, throughout a particular investigation.

• A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation.

• A descriptive statement or equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions.

• Any factor that can change in an experiment, observation, or model.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2