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6th Grade Pre-AP Scientific Method/Nature of Science TEST


 


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  • 1) Phil Erup makes a graph of the temperatures he measured every day
    for two weeks.





  • 2) An attempt to explain a pattern in nature is known as a(n)
    _______________________.





  • 3) In an experiment where a scientist wonders, "What shape of cage do
    geckos prefer?", what would the dependent variable be?
    __________________.





  • 4) Lurleen takes four erlynmeyer flasks and places a penny in each.
    She then adds ammonia to one of them, Pepsi to one, bleach to
    another, and lemon juice to the final one. She observes each
    erlynmeyer flask everyday for a week and records her observations.





  • 5) If the results of a scientific investigation do not support a
    hypothesis:





  • 6) In an experiment where a scientist wonders, "What shape of cage do
    geckos prefer?", what would the independent variable be?





  • 7) The study of the earth and its systems and space is known as
    _____________________________.





  • 8) A prediction about a problem that can be tested is a(n)
    _______________________.





  • 9) ________________________ is anytime you use science to make
    something.





  • 10) The factor being measured in an experiment or the only thing changed
    is known as the _________________________.





  • 11) A(n) _______________________ is something a scientist designs to
    test their hypothesis.





  • 12) The step in the scientific method that is always stated in the form
    of a question is known as the ___________________.





  • 13) Iza Greatscientist believes that a golf ball will fall faster than a
    bowling ball when dropped from the same height because it has less
    surface area for wind resisitance.





  • 14) Numerical measurements or written observations are known as
    __________________.





  • 15) In an experiment where a scientist wonders, "What shape of cage do
    geckos prefer?", which of the following would be a good constant
    variable?





   


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