Scientific Theories and Laws

Scientific Theories and Laws

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Scientific Theories and Laws

Scientific Theories and Laws

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-2, HS-PS2-1, HS-PS2-4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these explain how a natural phenomenon works or happens?

theory

law

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

States that something will happen under specific conditions. Mathematically supported.

Hypothesis

Theory

Law

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In science, a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses.

Fact

Theory

Law

Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the following statement as a Law or Theory. Any 2 objects that have mass have a gravitational attraction (force) between them.

Law of Gravity

Theory of Gravity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the following statement as a Law or Theory. 2 objects that have mass create a gravitational attraction (force) between them bcause objects warp space causing it to bend which allows the objects to "roll" in that space towards one another.

Law of Gravity

Theory of Gravity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Can be proven incorrect by new evidence or new data

Theory

Law

Both

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Based on Hypotheses, Experiments, and Observations

Theory

Law

Both

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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