The Scientific Method (Reading)

Question 1

The manipulation of some aspect of nature to observe an outcome.

Answer 1

Experiment

Question 2

A tentative guess about how the world works, based on a summary of experimental or observational results.

Answer 2

Hypothesis

Question 3

An overarching statement of how the universe works.

Answer 3

Law of Nature

Question 4

Act of observing nature without manipulating it.

Answer 4

Observation

Question 5

A guess about how a particular system will behave

Answer 5

Prediction

Question 6

A criterion for the results of an experiment.

Answer 6

Reproducible

Question 7

A continuous process is used to collect observations.

Answer 7

Scientific method

Question 8

A description of the world that covers a relatively large number of phenomena.

Answer 8

Theory

Question 9

Elevating the hypothesis to a new status.

Answer 9

Law of Nature

Question 10

Describes and predicts the motion of dropped objects both on earth and in space.

Answer 10

Newton’s law of motion and law of universal gravitation

Question 11

Comprises the scientific method

Answer 11

Observation, Hypothesis formation, prediction, and testing together