What is difference between hypothesis and inference?
What is hypothesis is an educated guess without collected data and an inference is drawing a conclusion based on collected data?
100
What is a model?
What is the representation of an object or event in the natural world?
100
What is data?
What is information gathered from an observation?
200
What is a system?
What is a collection of structures, processes, and cycles?
200
What is a controlled experiment?
What is an experiment where one factor is changed and the effect is observed?
200
What are the three main types of models?
What are physical models, computer models, and idea models?
200
What is critical thinking?
What is using what you already know along with new facts to decide if you agree with something?
300
What are the three main branches of science?
What are life, earth, and physical science?
300
What are the two types of variables?
What are independent variable, the changed variable that causes change to others, and dependent variable, changes because of independent variable?
300
What are physical models, computer models, and idea models?
What is physical models you can see and touch, computer models are built using computers, idea models is what someone thinks?
300
How should you evaluate your data?
What is record and be specific?
400
What is the difference between theories and laws?
What is theory is the explanation of a pattern and law is the description of a pattern?
400
What is a constant?
What is a variable that does not change in an experiment?
400
What are the limitations of models?
What is they are not fully accurate and subject to change?
400
When evaluating conclusions, what two questions do you ask?
What are does it make sense and are their other possible explanations?
500
What is earth science, life science, and physical science?
What is life science is the study of living things, earth science is the study of earth and space, and physical science the study of matter and energy?
500
What is the scientific method and its steps?
What is the process scientist use to collect data and answer questions. Ask question, Research, Make Hypothesis, Test hypothesis, Draw conclusion, Communicate results.
500
What are models used for?
What is to communicate, test predictions, and save lives, money, and time?