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5th-Space & Science Vocab
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Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and MakeMake are ?
Dwarf Planets
Were destroyed by meteors
Are all characters in a books and stars
Giant Planets
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An untested interpretation of observations
Inference
Interpret
Prediction
Hypothesis
3
The Earth moves around the sun in an
A square
Elliptical orbit
In 120 days
A circle
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A controlled test of hypothesis
Inference
Interpretation
Prediction
Experiment
5
The last step in the scientific method is to critique the conclusion with an illogical explanation.
True
False
6
A statement of what will happen justified by observations.
Interpretation
Prediction
Observation
Experiment
7
A gibbous moon is
Hardest to see
Something that happens once a year
Blue
More than a half circle but less than a full
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A scientific guess or explanation that can be tested.
Inference
Estimate
Hypothesis
Experiment
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An accepted unit of measurement
Microscope
Scale
Prediction
Standard measurement
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The order of the Scientific Method is....
Observe, ask ?, Make Hypothesis, Do Experiment, Conclusion, Gather Data
Observe, Ask a ?, Make Hypothesis, Do Experiment, Gather Data, Conclusion
Ask a ?, Observe, Make Hypothesis, Gather Data, Do Experiment, Conclusion
Ask a ?, Observe, Make Hypothesis, Do Experiment, Get Data, Conclusion
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An educated guess about a measurement
Interpretation
Hypothesis
Estimate
Inference
12
A Crescent Moon is....
More than a new moon, but smaller than a half moon.
The prettiest moon phase
An oval
More than a half moon but less than a waxing moon.
13
A tool that makes an object looks many times bigger than it is.
Microscope
Beaker
Spring Scale
Estimate
14
A tool that measures forces such as weight.
Spring Scale
Estimate
Microscope
A Ruler
15
The atmosphere on Mercury is _____.
Like Earth's
Non-existent
Hot and Humid
Freezing
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The first step in the scientific method is to ask a well defined question.
True
False
17
Saturn's rings are made of ______.
Ice
Dust and Vapor
Ice Chunks, dust, and rocks
Nitrogen
18
Storms on Jupiter are
are smaller than Earth's
are fierce
not that bad
new within the past century
19
The backside of the moon
Made of cheese
Is always visible
Is green
Can’t be seen from Earth
20
One of the lines on a graph that is used to show the sizes of the units on a graph
Standard Measurement
Spring Scale
Scale
Prediction
21
To analyze data to draw conclusions
Observation
Hypothesize
Experiment
Interpret
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If not logical explanation can be found in your conclusion you should
Analyze your data again.
Ask yourself why and than experiment.
Go back and rewrite the hypothesis
Make a plan to find one.
23
A satellite
Is a large crater
Orbits counterclockwise
Orbits around something bigger
Orbits clockwise
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Information that you gather with your senses.
Smell it.
Observation
Scientific Method
Prediction
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After I make a plan for the details of the test I should actually do the experiment.
True
False
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A series of steps that scientists follow to test a hypothesis and find out answers to their Questions.
Scientific Theory
Experiment
Hypothesis
Scientific Method
