Scientific Investigation

The diagram shows a graduated cylinder containing water.  From which position will the most accurate measure of the volume of water be made?

• Position 1
• Position 2
• Position 3
• Position 4

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

What equipment would a scientist most likely use to measure the volume of a liquid?

• Graduated cylinder
• Triple beam balance
•   Ruler
• Electron microscope

The dependent variable in this experiment is - 

• Number of Bacteria
• Time of Incubation
• Culture Number
• Type of Bacteria

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

Elin is conducting a scientific investigation in which she measures a certain type of plant's growth in response to different amounts of fertilizer.  What is the independent variable?

• Amount of fertilizer
• Plant growth
• Type of plant
• Temperature of fertilizer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Adam is conducting a science experiment on the effect of different environments on plant growth.  He put one plant in a closet and the other plant in a window at his house.  He measured the growth of each plant weekly for six weeks.  He then created a graph after he reviewed his data.  What is the dependent variable in Adam's experiment?

• Total Growth of Plant.
• Plant Environment
• The Effect of Different Environments
• Measurement Over Six Weeks

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What type of graph would best represent the following data?

• Line graph
• Bar graph
• Circle graph
• Pictograph

According to the graph below, how many more pounds of garbage was collected at Cedar Hills in 2008 than in 2004?

• 2000 lbs
• 2750 lab
• 3000 lbs
• 1000 lbs

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What can you infer about the temperature for E.coli bacterial growth?

• E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.
• E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.
• E.coli grows best at very low temperatures
• E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is an appropriate hypothesis for this experiment?

• If a snake is placed in an environment with a heated and room temperature rock he will lay on the heated rock. 
• If a snake is placed in an environment with another snake, then the two snakes will mate.
• If a snake is placed in an environment with dead and living prey, then the snake will eat the living prey.
• If a snake is placed in an environment with glass and wire, then the snake will live surrounded by wire.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• the description of an odor that a chemical produces