Physics: Midterm Exam Study Guide

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

• Scientific Method

• Data Collection

• Metric System

A testable prediction about a scientific investigation

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

Two types of data scientists collect are...

• Hypothesis and Theory

• Qualitative and Quantitative

• Metric and Standard Measurements

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions/photographs/illustrations that cannot be counted or measured?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Which type of graph is this?

• Histogram

• Bar Graph

• Stem Plot

• Box Plot

What type of graph is this?

• Bar graph
• Histogram
• Pie Chart
• Stem Chart

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Velocity is

• Speed

• Direction

• Speed with a direction

from 3rd second to 5th second, the object is

• Moving at a constant speed

• Speeding up

• Not moving

• Slowing down

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What does this graph represent?

• Constant speed
• Acceleration
• Not moving