8th grade Science review:Bundle 1

Which of the following IS NOT safe to do in a lab?

• if you don't know what something is, just smell it
• wash your hands after a lab
• never reach across an open flame
• know where the safety equipment is and how to use it

What type of graph would you use to show a change over time?

• bar graph
• line graph
• pie chart
• pictograph

What tool would you use to figure out the perimeter of a box?

• beaker
• safety goggles
• meterstick
• safety gloves

In an experiment, what you you call the thing YOU ARE CHANGING?

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• average
• range

In an experiment, what do you call the thing you are MEASURING or COUNTING?

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• hypothesis
• analyze

Look at the following set of numbers and give the AVERAGE:  1,2,3,5,5,8

• 4
• 3
• 5
• 24

What do you call a PREDICTION that can be tested using an experiment?

• conclusion
• analyze
• modify
• hypothesis

What do you call RESULTS analyzed and used to SUMMARIZE if the hypothesis is supported or not?

• conclusion
• prediction
• dependent variable
• experiment

A PREDICTION that can be tested using and experiment is called a...

• independent variable
• hypothesis
• dependent variable
• conclusion

The responding variable or thing you are measuring or observing during the experiment is called what?

• conclusion
• responding object
• independent variable
• dependent variable