Science

Question 1

What is a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience

Answer 1

inference

Question 2

A Statement about what will happen next in a series of events

Answer 2

perdiction

Question 3

Practical use of scientific knowledge for industrial or commercial use

Answer 3

technology

Question 4

An explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations

Answer 4

scientific theory

Question 5

An explanation of observations or events in nature that are always true

Answer 5

Scientific Law

Question 6

comparing what you already know with information that you are given

Answer 6

Critical Thinking

Question 7

things that have all the characteristics of life

Answer 7

Organism

Question 8

the smallest unit of life

Answer 8

Cell

Question 9

Things that are made of only 1 cell

Answer 9

Unicellular

Question 10

Things that are made of 2 or more cells

Answer 10

Multicellular

Question 11

An organisms ability maintain steady internal conditions when outside conditions change

Answer 11

Homeostasis

Question 12

What gives each organism a 2 word scientific name

Answer 12

Binomial Nomenclature

Question 13

A group or organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring

Answer 13

Species

Question 14

series of descriptions arranged in pairs that reads to the user to identification an unknown organism

Answer 14

Dichotomous key

Question 15

Branch diagram that shows the relationship among organisms including common ancestors

Answer 15

Cladogram

Question 16

Any factor in an experiment that can have more than 1 value

Answer 16

Variable

Question 17

the factor a scientist or measures during an experiment

Answer 17

Dependent variable

Question 18

the factor you want to test

Answer 18

Independent variable

Question 19

Factors in an experiment that remain the same

Answer 19

Constants

Question 20

spoken or written summary of observations

Answer 20

Description

Question 21

an interpretation of observations

Answer 21

Explanation

Question 22

What is an internationally accepted system for measurements

Answer 22

International System of Units (SI)

Question 23

description of how close a measurement is to accepted or true value

Answer 23

Accuracy

Question 24

a description of how similar or close measurements are to each other

Answer 24

Precision

Question 25

the number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability

Answer 25

Significant Digits