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THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
Directed Reading for Content Mastery
The Methods of Science
Standards of Measurement
Directions: In each of the following statements, a term has been scrambled. Unscramble the
term and write it on the line provided.
1. An exact quantity that people agree to use for comparison is
a ndtsarda.
2. A process that uses observation and experimentation to gain
knowledge is nseccie.
3. An explanation based on many observations supported by
experimental results is a yethor.
4. A statement about what happens in nature that seems to be
true all the time is a scenicifit wal.
5. An educated guess using what you know and observe is
a pythoshise.
6. An idea, event, or object that represents something that is
being explained is a domel.
7. A hypothesis can be tested by conducting an pexetrimne.
8. The solution is not obvious, and important information is
missing in a blepmor.
9. Different SI units are combined to obtain a rvidede tniu.
10. Mass per unit volume of material is ndseyit.
11. A quantity that can have more than a single value is called
a lebirava.
12. Solving a problem involves finding missing timrifonona.
13. SI is an abbreviation for aiItonanerntl System of Units.
14. The amount of space occupied by a substance is its lvuoem.
15. Absolute zero is zero on the lKneiv lsace.
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