Science Practices Vocabulary Worksheet
This worksheet covers essential vocabulary related to science practices for Grade 12 students, focusing on experimental design, data analysis, and scientific communication.
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Science Practices Vocabulary
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet assesses your understanding of key vocabulary used in scientific practices.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. A testable prediction or explanation for an observation is called a .
2. In an experiment, the factor that is changed or manipulated by the researcher is the .
3. The group in an experiment that does not receive treatment and is used for comparison is the .
4. Observations that are descriptive and non-numerical are known as .
5. The process by which scientific work is evaluated by other experts in the field is called .
6. Which term describes a systematic error in an experiment that can lead to inaccurate results?
Variable
Hypothesis
Bias
Theory
7. What type of data involves measurements and numerical values?
Qualitative data
Descriptive data
Observational data
Quantitative data
8. A scientific law explains 'how' a phenomenon occurs, while a scientific theory explains 'why'.
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False
9. Replication of an experiment by other scientists helps to increase the reliability of the results.
True
False
10. Explain the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable in the context of an experiment.
11. Describe the importance of a control group in experimental design.