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Science
6th -
10thgrade
Scientific Laws, Theories, and Hypotheses 1
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Theory or Law? _________ of Thermodynamics: Matter can never be created or destroyed. Tells what happens with matter.
Theory
Law
- 2. Multiple ChoiceEvolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers
-- all related That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time.FactTheoryLaw - 3. Multiple ChoiceA testable statement about the natural world that can be used to build more complex inferences and explanations. To be a hypothesis, a statement must contain a possible explanation.FactTheoryLawHypothesis
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn science, a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses.FactTheoryLawHypothesis
- 5. Multiple ChoiceYou observe that, upon waking up each morning, your trashcan is overturned and trash is spread around the yard. You propose that raccoons are responsible. Is this fact, a law, a theory, or a hypothesis?FactLawTheoryHypothesis
- 6. Multiple ChoiceLaws tells us that it happens but doesn’t describe how or why.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceScientific theories are based ongeneral assumptions of how systems work.mathematical principles that can be proven true.large amounts of data collected over time.observations from within only one scientific discipline.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceScientists all over the world are sure that all matter is made of atoms. All of their investigations point to the fact that this is true. Unfortunately, there is no way to know 100% for sure if atoms are real. This means that the idea of atoms is a _________.questionhypothesistheorylaw
- 9. Multiple Choice
Can you disprove a hypothesis in a single experiment?
yes
no
- 10. Multiple Choice
Can you disprove a scientific theory based on a single experiment?
Yes
No
- 11. Multiple Choice
Theories are based on thousands of supported hypothesis and tons of physical evidence.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
A hypothesis must be based on measurable testable criteria. You can not measure "best", "most fun" or "prettiest".
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
If you can set up an experiment to determine if it is true or not, you are most likely testing out a ___________.
hypothesis
theory
- 14. Multiple Choice
This is often expressed in a mathematical equation like E=MC2 or F = M x A
Scientific Law
Scientific Theory
Hypothesis
All of these
- 15. Multiple Choice
If you have a situation where a scientist is going to run an experiment, you are most likely looking at a __________.
Scientific Law
Scientific Theory
Hypothesis
All of these
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