6.1 Vocabulary Quiz Review

Question 1

A/an __________ is used to test a hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

experiment

Question 2

A/an ______ measurement uses qualities like shape, size, smell, or color to describe something.

Accepted Answer

qualitative

Question 3

A/an _____ is a suggested explanation to a problem or observation based upon known information.

Accepted Answer

hypothesis

Question 4

To _____ is to organize things into categories based on what they have in common.

Accepted Answer

classify

Question 5

A/an ____________ is a statement describing (but not explaining) a natural event or phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

law

Question 6

A/an __________________ is something you believe is true based on an observation.

Accepted Answer

inference

Question 7

Something you observe or notice that causes you to ask a scientific question is a/an _________.

Accepted Answer

observation

Question 8

A new use to which results are put or new technique is developed is called a/an

Accepted Answer

application

Question 9

The _______________ is a summary that explains whether or not the data supports the hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

conclusion

Question 10

A/an __________________ measurement uses numbers to describe something.

Accepted Answer

quantitative

Question 11

Facts or figures collected during an experiment are called _____________.

Accepted Answer

data

Question 12

When we ___________ our data, we use the results of our experiment to form an opinion.

Accepted Answer

analyze

Question 13

The ____ are the parts of the experiment that are kept the same.

Accepted Answer

controls

Question 14

A hypothesis that has been tested many times over many years and is found to be correct is a -

Accepted Answer

theory

Question 15

A/an ____________________ is something that changes during an experiment.

Accepted Answer

variable

Question 16

The part of the experiment that changes as a result of what you change is called the

Accepted Answer

dependent variable

Question 17

The part of the experiment that is changed by the person conducting the experiment is the

Accepted Answer

independent variable

Questions 17