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NOS Vocabulary Grade 8
Test Description: Review of Vocabulary in Nature of Science Unit
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) are the things that the scientist focuses his or her observations/measurements on to see how they have responded to the change made
A
Controlled Variable
B
Independent variable
C
Dependent Variable
2) information collected using specific methods for a specific purpose of studying or analyzing
A
Scientific explanation
B
Independent variable
C
Data
3) a rule that describes a pattern in nature
A
Theory
B
Prediction
C
Law
4) is a possible explanation for an observation that can be tested during a scientific investigation
A
Hypothesis
B
Prediction
C
Theory
5) is the factor that is changed by the investigator to observe how it affects other variables.
A
Dependent variable
B
Controlled Variable
C
Independent variable
6) is information acquired by observation or experimentation
A
Data
B
Systematic Observation
C
Empirical Evidence
7) is one statement, backed up by data analysis, that supports or refutes the hypothesis
A
Hypothesis
B
Conclusion
C
Theory
8) a procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law
A
Systemic observation
B
Scientific investigation
C
Experiment
9) the process of duplicating an experiment done by someone else to confirm findings or to ensure accuracy
A
Repetition
B
Replication
10) is a representation of an idea, an object or even a that is used to describe and explain phenomena that cannot be experienced directly
A
Prediction
B
Theory
C
Model
11) system of theories or assertions about the natural world that claim or appear to be scientific but have no basis in scientific fact and do not follow the scientific method
A
Psuedoscience
B
Science
C
Biology
12) uses observations and measurements to explain something we see in the natural world, should match the evidence, and be logical
A
Conclusion
B
Scientific Explanation
C
Prediction
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