SCIENCE TEST OCT 2

Question 1

Inference

Answer 1

An educated guess that is based on a observation.

Question 2

Observation

Answer 2

Allows us to gain new information by directly observing with one or more of our 5 senses.

Question 3

Qualitative observations

Answer 3

are made when you use your senses to observe the results.

Question 4

Quantitative observations

Answer 4

are made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, beakers and thermometers. These results are based on measurements.

Question 5

Question/ problem

Answer 5

Scientists think of a problem they want to solve and phrase it in the form of a question.

Question 6

Hypothesis

Answer 6

A hypothesis is an educated guess based on your prior knowledge and research.

Question 7

Experiment

Answer 7

Perform a proper experiment to test your question. A proper experiment can only change one thing at a time.

Question 8

Interpret/analyze data

Answer 8

You look at the data and try to notice a pattern and figure out what the data tells you.

Question 9

Conclusion

Answer 9

You write a conclusion to summarize what you have learned by performing your experiment. Data from the experiment to support your answer.