Meghan wants to make sure the results of her experiment are accurate. She has repeated the procedure many times. She has recorded and analyzed her data. n.1.2 What should be the next step in making sure her results are reliable?

Communicate her results so other scientists can repeat the procedure

Do the experiment again with a different procedure

A cell phone company tested its phones for safe levels of radiation. They repeated the test 1,000 times. The company then hired a team of researchers to replicate the tests. n.1.2 Why did the company hire a team to replicate their tests?

The company knows that if research results can be replicated, they are more likely to be reliable

They needed a company to repeat part of the test

The company believed they tested the phones too many times for their test to be reliable

The company wanted to see if the researchers would obtain the same results with a different procedure.

How is a scientific experiment different from other types of scientific investigations? N.1.3

scientific experiments test a hypothesis under controlled conditions

scientific experiments never uses the scientific tools

scientific experiments always involves the use of models

scientific experiments uses procedures in a random order

Scientists do many types of work. Their work often includes making field observations, conducting surveys, creating models, and carrying out experiments. n.1.3 Which description characterizes an experiment?

organized procedures to study something under controlled conditions

observation of plants or animals in their natural environment

data collected from uncontrolled situations in the natural world

physical or mathematical representation of an object or process

Maddox and Sebastian want to know whether different colors of light affect the growth of plants. They buy four plants and place three of them under lamps with different colored light bulbs. They place the fourth plant in natural light. n.1.3 Which of the following type of science are they conducting?

a lab experiment to test a hypothesis about plant growth

a simulation to imitate plant growth

a field study to observe plant growth

a model to represent the amount of plant growth

If scientific results are not communicated, ________________________ n.1.4

The information cannot be verified by others

The information can be used by others

More discoveries based on the results can be made by others

Scientific discoveries will advance at a faster pace

While reading national geographic magazine, Gavin found an experiment's results were not what he expected. What should Gavin do in order to evaluate the author's results? n.1.4

repeat the experiment as described in the paper

publish his own opinion in the same magazine

describe his expectations to the author privately

Which of the following is the best reason why scientific facts can change throughout time? n.2.2

scientific ideas change as new information is collected and interpreted

Scientific data can be interpreted differently based on personal beliefs

scientific theories are considered laws once many scientists prove them

scientific experiments can be repeated under different conditions with the same results

Which is true about scientific knowledge? n.2.2

It is a collection of facts open to change

It is based mostly on opinions and beliefs

It is voted on every year as to what will be taught

We once thought the Earth was flat. What caused scientists to change this scientific fact? n.2.2

Scientific knowledge is constantly changing.

Some scientific theories are not well understood.

Many scientific theories are proposed with out proper evidence.

Scientific knowledge is not usually reliable because the evidence is old.

Which statement could apply to a scientific theory? n.3.1

it is widely accepted by scientists

it is a law created by scientists

A group of scientists has made a new discovery about how animals communicate. What would have to happen before their discovery can become a scientific theory? n.3.1

Many other scientists would have to verify these findings in order for their discovery to become a theory

Their idea would have to become a law first

Scientists are professionals, so people would accept it right away

They would keep their discovery a secret

The difference between a scientific theory and other theories is that a scientific theory is supported by evidence and widely accepted. Which of the statements below is the best example of a scientific theory? n.3.1

A group of astronomers have a theory to explain how the universe began.

Dr. Leslie has a theory that it will rain tomorrow.

The theory that all animals are unhappy in the zoo, led to a study.

A theory states if lightning strikes, then thunder will follow within 2 minutes.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Besides the biosphere, which of Earth's Spheres would a wild fire immediately affect?^e^.7.4

cryosphere

geosphere

atmosphere

hydrosphere

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of these parts of the Earth's System are interacting when Rose Bushes grow in a garden?^e.7.4

geosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere

biosphere, hydrosphere, and cyrosphere

biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

cryosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which statement is one way the biosphere and atmosphere interact?^e.7.4

when the dirt of the biosphere washes into the water of the atmosphere

when the water of the atmosphere erodes the surface of the biosphere

when the monkeys of the biosphere interact with the air in the atmosphere

when the air of the atmosphere melts the ice of the biosphere

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Sabrina wants to investigate how a whirligig's mass affects the speed at which it travels when dropped. Which variable must Sabrina change during the experiment? ^n.1.1

the timer

the drop height

the mass of the object

the place where it is dropped from

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Jayden collects data on how the color of cell phone cases affects the change in its temperature after sitting in the sun for an hour ⁿ^.1.1

Which of the following is the test (independent) variable in this experiment?

the cell phone case size

the color of the cell phone case

the temperature

the amount of time in the sun

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Jordan noticed that it rained a lot in Florida during the summer. He collected data at the same time each day and averaged the data for each month. ^n.1.1

What is a constant variable in Jordan's investigations?

the amount of rainfall

the change in temperature

the amount of days in each month

the time of day the data was collected

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why is it important for an experiment to be replicated?^n.1.2

to ensure the data are accurate

to ensure they remember the procedure

to observe the effect of the independent variable

to observe the effect of the dependent variable

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Nature of Science Review

Besides the biosphere, which of Earth's Spheres would a wild fire immediately affect?^e^.7.4

Which of these parts of the Earth's System are interacting when Rose Bushes grow in a garden?^e.7.4

Which statement is one way the biosphere and atmosphere interact?^e.7.4

Sabrina wants to investigate how a whirligig's mass affects the speed at which it travels when dropped. Which variable must Sabrina change during the experiment? ^n.1.1

Jayden collects data on how the color of cell phone cases affects the change in its temperature after sitting in the sun for an hour ⁿ^.1.1

Which of the following is the test (independent) variable in this experiment?

Jordan noticed that it rained a lot in Florida during the summer. He collected data at the same time each day and averaged the data for each month. ^n.1.1

What is a constant variable in Jordan's investigations?

Why is it important for an experiment to be replicated?^n.1.2

Meghan wants to make sure the results of her experiment are accurate. She has repeated the procedure many times. She has recorded and analyzed her data. ^n.1.2

What should be the next step in making sure her results are reliable?

A cell phone company tested its phones for safe levels of radiation. They repeated the test 1,000 times. The company then hired a team of researchers to replicate the tests. ^n.1.2
Why did the company hire a team to replicate their tests?

How is a scientific experiment different from other types of scientific investigations? ^N.1.3

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Nature of Science Review

Besides the biosphere, which of Earth's Spheres would a wild fire immediately affect?e.7.4

Which of these parts of the Earth's System are interacting when Rose Bushes grow in a garden? e.7.4

Which statement is one way the biosphere and atmosphere interact?e.7.4

Sabrina wants to investigate how a whirligig's mass affects the speed at which it travels when dropped. Which variable must Sabrina change during the experiment? n.1.1

Jayden collects data on how the color of cell phone cases affects the change in its temperature after sitting in the sun for an hour n.1.1Which of the following is the test (independent) variable in this experiment?

Jordan noticed that it rained a lot in Florida during the summer. He collected data at the same time each day and averaged the data for each month. n.1.1What is a constant variable in Jordan's investigations?

Why is it important for an experiment to be replicated?n.1.2

Meghan wants to make sure the results of her experiment are accurate. She has repeated the procedure many times. She has recorded and analyzed her data. n.1.2What should be the next step in making sure her results are reliable?

A cell phone company tested its phones for safe levels of radiation. They repeated the test 1,000 times. The company then hired a team of researchers to replicate the tests. n.1.2Why did the company hire a team to replicate their tests?

How is a scientific experiment different from other types of scientific investigations? N.1.3

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Besides the biosphere, which of Earth's Spheres would a wild fire immediately affect?^e^.7.4

Which of these parts of the Earth's System are interacting when Rose Bushes grow in a garden?^e.7.4

Which statement is one way the biosphere and atmosphere interact?^e.7.4

Sabrina wants to investigate how a whirligig's mass affects the speed at which it travels when dropped. Which variable must Sabrina change during the experiment? ^n.1.1

Jayden collects data on how the color of cell phone cases affects the change in its temperature after sitting in the sun for an hour ⁿ^.1.1

Which of the following is the test (independent) variable in this experiment?

Jordan noticed that it rained a lot in Florida during the summer. He collected data at the same time each day and averaged the data for each month. ^n.1.1

What is a constant variable in Jordan's investigations?

Why is it important for an experiment to be replicated?^n.1.2

Meghan wants to make sure the results of her experiment are accurate. She has repeated the procedure many times. She has recorded and analyzed her data. ^n.1.2

What should be the next step in making sure her results are reliable?

A cell phone company tested its phones for safe levels of radiation. They repeated the test 1,000 times. The company then hired a team of researchers to replicate the tests. ^n.1.2
Why did the company hire a team to replicate their tests?

How is a scientific experiment different from other types of scientific investigations? ^N.1.3