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Label each number with the correct term: controlled experiment, provable, theory, deductive reasoning, scientific inquiry, inductive reasoning, falsifiable, and/or hypothesis

1. Scientists use a general process known as Blankto ask and answer questions about nature.target 1 of 7
2. Using a type of logic known as Blank, a generalized conclusion can often be drawn from a large number of specific observations.target 2 of 7
3. A(n) Blank is a proposed explanation for a set of observations. It leads to predictions that can be tested by additional observations or by experiments.target 3 of 7
4. Blankuses ''if . . . then'' logic to proceed from a general hypothesis to specific predictions of results that can be expected if the general premise is true.target 4 of 7
5. A hypothesis must be testable and Blank--there must be some observation or experiment that could show that it is not true.target 5 of 7
6. A(n) Blank involves both an experimental group and a control group, which are alike except for the one variable that the experiment is designed to test.target 6 of 7
7. A(n) Blank is broader in scope than a hypothesis, is supported by a large body of evidence, and generates many new hypotheses.

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Here are the terms filled in for each statement:

  1. Scientists use a general process known as scientific inquiry to ask and answer questions about nature.
  2. Using a type of logic known as inductive reasoning, a generalized conclusion can often be drawn from a large number of specific observations.
  3. A(n) hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a set of observations. It leads to predictions that can be tested by additional observations or by experiments.
  4. Deductive reasoning uses "if... then" logic to proceed from a general hypothesis to specific predictions of results that can be expected if the general premise is true.
  5. A hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable—there must be some observation or experiment that could show that it is not true.
  6. A(n) controlled experiment involves both an experimental group and a control group, which are alike except for the one variable that the experiment is designed to test.
  7. A(n) theory is broader in scope than a hypothesis, is supported by a large body of evidence, and generates many new hypotheses.