Science Practices Vocabulary Worksheet
A worksheet for 7th-grade science students to practice and review key vocabulary related to scientific practices and inquiry.
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Science Practices Vocabulary
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of key vocabulary used in scientific practices.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
1. A testable prediction about the outcome of an experiment is called a .
2. When a scientist gathers information using their five senses, they are making an .
3. The step-by-step instructions for carrying out an experiment are known as the .
4. Any factor in an experiment that can be changed or measured is a .
5. The information collected during an experiment is called .
1. Which of the following is the first step in the scientific method?
Forming a hypothesis
Drawing a conclusion
Asking a question
Conducting an experiment
2. What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?
To introduce more variables
To compare results with the experimental group
To ensure the experiment is dangerous
To speed up the experiment
1. A scientific law is a statement that describes an observed phenomenon but does not explain why it occurs.
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False
2. The independent variable is the factor that is measured or observed in an experiment.
True
False
1. What is the difference between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory?
2. Why is it important for scientists to communicate their findings?
Identify the following piece of lab equipment and describe its use in an experiment:
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