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Grade 7 CH 1
The Nature of Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THE VARIABLE THAT ARE NOT CHANGED AND REMAIN THE SAME IN AN EXPERIMENT. | CONSTANT |
| CHANGING ONE FACTOR AND OBSERVING ITS EFFECT ON ANOTHER WHILE KEEPING ALL OTHER FACTORS CONSTANT. | CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT |
| COMBINING WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW WITH THE NEW FACTS YOU ARE GIVEN TO DECIDE F YOU SHOULD AGREE WITH SOMETHING. | CRITICAL THINKING |
| OBSERVATIONS GATHERED DURING A SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION. | DATA |
| THE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE. | DEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| THE STUDY OF EARTH SYSTEMS AND THE SYSTEMS IN SPACE. | EARTH SCIENCE |
| A REASONABLE AND EDUCATED POSSIBLE ANSWER BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT YOU OBSERVE. | HYPOTHESIS |
| THE VARIABLE THAT IS CHANGED IN AN EXPERIMENT. | INDEPENDENT VARIABLE |
| DRAW A CONCLUSION BASED ON WHAT YOU OBSERVED. | INFER |
| THE STUDY OF LIVING SYSTEMS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY INTERACT. | LIFE SCIENCE |
| A REPRESENTATION OF AN OBJECT OR AN EVENT USED AS A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NATURAL WORLD. | MODEL |
| THE STUDY OF MATTER AND ENERGY. | PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
| A WAY OF LEARNING ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD. | SCIENCE |
| A RULE THAT DESCRIBES A PATTERN OF NATURE. | SCIENTIFIC LAW |
| AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN A PATTERN OBSERVED IN THE NATURAL WORLD. | SCIENTIFIC THEORY |
| A COLLECTION OF STRUCTURES, CYCLES, AND PROCESSES THAT RELATE TO AND INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. | SYSTEM |
| THE PRACTICAL USE OF SCIENCE, OR APPLIED SCIENCE. | TECHNOLOGY |
| FACTORS THAT CAN BE CHANGED IN AN EXPERIMENT. | VARIABLES |