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  • What are educated guesses about what might happen in an experiment?
    Opinions
    Evidence
    Controls
    Predictions
  • The scientific method is best described as:
    A step-by-step process to solve problems and answer question
    A way to measure objects
    A random way of doing experiments
    A system for classifying living things
  • When you use prior knowledge and observations to make an educated guess about something, you are making a(n):
    Measurement
    Classification
    Inference
    Scientific method
  • Which of these is an example of measuring?
    Sorting rocks by their color
    Using a thermometer to check temperature
    Guessing why leaves change color
    Finding clues about dinosaurs
  • What is the best definition of "evidence"?
    A tool used to conduct experiments
    A way to group things together
    A quess about why something happens
    Information gathered through observations and experiments
  • What is a personal belief or judgment that is not necessarily based on facts?
    Evidence
    Science
    Opinion
    Hypothesis
  • What is a systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation?
    Science
    Investigation
    Opinion
    Evidence
  • What tool measures the force or weight of an object using a coiled metal spring?
    Microscope
    Control
    Balance
    Spring Scale
  • When measurements or observations are close to the true value, they are said to be:
    Predictable
    Variable
    Controlled
    Accurate
  • What is an educated guess that can be tested through experimentation?
    Hypothesis
    Prediction
    Evidence
    Opinion
  • What is a controlled test performed to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis?
    Experiment
    Evidence
    Investigation
    Prediction
  • Which tool is used to view very small objects by making them appear larger?
    Spring Scale
    Balance
    Microscope
    Control
  • What is a factor that can change in an experiment?
    Control
    Balance
    Variable
    Procedure
  • Which of the following is an example of classification?
    Writing down observations from an experiment
    Prediciting tomorrow's weather based on todays clouds
    Using a ruler to find the length of a pencil
    Organizing animals into groups based on their characteristic
  • What is the unchanged factor in an experiment used for comparison?
    Variable
    Control
    Prediction
    Evidence
  • What is an organized series of steps to follow when conducting an experiment?
    Evidence
    Variable
    Investigation
    Procedure
  • Which instrument is used to measure the mass of an object?
    Balance
    Microscope
    Spring Scale
    Control
  • What is a step-by-step process that scientists use to answer questions and solve problems?
    Scientific Methods
    Procedure
    Investigation
    Variable
  • Which term describes the information collected to support or refute a scientific claim?
    Evidence
    Opinion
    Procedure
    Prediction
  • What is a detailed search or careful examination of something?
    Control
    Investigation
    Experiment
    Procedure
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