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Physical Science
Science Test
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Science
7th Grade
09/16/2009

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What is the goal of science?
Definition
understand the world around us
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What is science inquiry?
Definition
A way of asking questions and geting answers
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What are the steps of the scientific method?
Definition
1. observe
2. ask questions
3. develop a hypothesis
4. design an experiment
5. collect results
6. analisis and conclusion
7. report the results
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What is observation?
Definition
where you study an object
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What is a Quantitative Observation?
Definition
involves numbers or measurment
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What is a Qualitative Observation?
Definition
mostly everything else
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List two examples of each type of Observation
Definition
she is tall: she is 5feet
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What is a Scienitfic Question?
Definition
a question that can be answered threw experiments
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Give an example of a scientific question
Definition
why does water expand when it freezes?
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What is a Hypothesis?
Definition
one possible question or answer
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What is an experiment?
Definition
something to test the hypothesis
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What is a variable?
Definition
all the factors that can change the experiment
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