WHAT IS SCIENCE? 6.3

Question 1

What is a controlled procedure that tests the effect of one variable on another?

Accepted Answer

Experiment

Question 2

Along with experiments, scientists can also collect data through ______.

Accepted Answer

observations

Question 3

A(n) ______ is a representation of an idea or process.

Accepted Answer

model

Question 4

What do scientists call a debate about the evidence behind their explanations?

Accepted Answer

Argument

Question 5

Scientific ______ tell us how or why something in nature happens.

Accepted Answer

explanations

Question 6

What can increase our confidence in a scientific claim?

Accepted Answer

scientific evidence

Question 7

______ describe what will happen in nature, but not how or why.

Accepted Answer

Laws

Question 8

What are scientific explanations based on?

Accepted Answer

Evidence

Question 9

Which of these fields of science doesn't use controlled experiments?

Accepted Answer

astronomy

Question 10

What must scientists always be willing to do?

Accepted Answer

change their mind based on new evidence

Question 11

Which of these can be studied through science?

Accepted Answer

butterflies

Question 12

In a controlled experiment, how many variables at one time can you change?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 13

What is the most important thing in science?

Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 14

What do all scientific models have?

Accepted Answer

Limitations

Question 15

Scientists often use graphs to show patterns in ______.

Accepted Answer

data

Question 16

What is the process of scientists reviewing each other's work before it is published?

Accepted Answer

Peer review

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