9/8 Vocab Quiz

Question 1

An established understanding of a theory or a group of theories which explains the behavior of natural things

Answer 1

Scientific Law

Question 2

A series of methodical tests which collect objective data under controlled conditions

Answer 2

Experiment

Question 3

Testing a scientific hypothesis with an experiment and finding that the evidence does not support it

Answer 3

Falsifiction

Question 4

A preliminary idea which attempts to explain observations

Answer 4

Hypothesis

Question 5

What happens when data collected in an experiment does not support a hypothesis

Answer 5

Modification of hypothesis

Question 6

Curious scientists notice that something happens in nature which is not common sense

Answer 6

Observations

Question 7

Experts in the field check that scientific research has followed the scientific method before publication

Answer 7

Peer Review

Question 8

Values calculated using a hypothesis which can be tested during a scientific experiment

Answer 8

Predictions

Question 9

A scientific journal prints a research paper, and the research becomes part of a global body of scientific understanding

Answer 9

Publications

Question 10

Other scientists use a published theory to try to replicate an experiment and possibly find out more

Answer 10

Replication

Question 11

An explanation of behavior of natural things that is considered useful following rigorous testing

Answer 11

Theory