8th Grade FSA Science Review

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Form a hypothesis
• Form a hypothesis
• State the problem
• Draw a conclusion

What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?

• independent variable is what you change in the experiment, dependent variable is the result of the change
• dependent variable is what you change in the experiment, independent variable is the result of the change
• independent variable is altered and dependent variable is altered too

What is the controlled variable?

• control is the same as the dependent variable
• controlled variable stays the same
• control is the same as the independent variable 
• not all experiments need a control

What is the difference between a theory and a law?

• a theory is an tenative answer to a problem and a law is how things work in nature
• theory is a statement about how things work in nature that seem to be true all the time and a law is an explanation of things based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments
• law is a statement about how things work in nature that seem to be true all the time and a theory is an explanation of things based on scientific knowledge that is the result of many observations and experiments
• There is no difference between a theory and a law

What are the properties of life?

• growth and reproduction
• more than one cell
• able to move around
• have a nose to breathe

What are the properties of life?

• more than one cell
• able to move around
• able to respond to external environment
• have a nose to breathe

What are the properties of life?

• use energy
• able to move around
• able to respond to external environment
• have a nose to breathe

What is reproduction?

• growing
• producing offspring similar to parents
• making something new

What is taxonomy?

• another word for reproduction
• a way to classify things
• another word for scientific method
• a hierarchy

What is a cell?

• smallest piece of matter
• atoms
• building block of life
• an organ