FCAT Review: The Nature of Science - #1

Justin blows his nose, but mucus seems to leak through the tissue.  He decides to test which tissue holds up the best while sneezing.  What is the independent variable?

• sneezing
• Justin
• amount of tissue
• type of tissue

The variable in the experiment that is the outcome that you measure is called:

• Control
• Dependent
• Independent
• Hypothesis

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is an educated guess.
• I don't know.

Which side of a penny will hold more drops of water? Choose the best hypothesis.

• If I use the heads side of a penny, then it will hold more drops of water than tails.
• Heads
• Tails
• Tails will hold more drops of water.

What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or “natural", and is used to compare back to?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Control Group
• Experimental Group 

In this graph, what is the dependent variable? 

• Walla Walla Island
• Time
• Number of Deer

Looking at data and results and making decisions

• scientific method

• question

• data

• analyze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Observations made during an experiment are called:

• data
• problems
• conclusions
• questions