Keywords Quiz - Part 1

detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation.

• ANALYSIS

• DATA

• PREDICTION

• ASSUMPTION

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.

• ASSUMPTION

• DATA

• CONCLUSION

• ANALYSIS

Your final summary of what you have done. What have you achieved and what results or answers have you come to during your experiment.

• CONCLUSION

• DATA

• HYPOTHESIS

• ASSUMPTION

An experiment in which all conditions but one are kept the same.

• CONTROLLED

• INDEPENDENT

• DEPENDENT

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Is a group that has normal conditions or doesn’t receive any experimental treatments. Serves as a comparison for other groups.

• CONTROLLED

• EXPERIMENTAL

• DEPENDENT

• INDEPENDENT

Facts, observations and statistics collected during an experiment for reference or analysis.

• DATA

• HYPOTHESIS

• CONTROLLED GROUP

• VARIABLE

The condition that is affected (or changed) by the independent variable.

• DEPENDENT / Responding

• INDEPENDENT / Manipulated

• DATA

• HYPOTHESIS

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A group for which scientists deliberately change one condition.

• EXPERIMENTAL

• CONTROLLED

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A testable answer to a scientific question. A proposed answer or explanation.

• HYPOTHESIS

• CONCLUSION

• EXPERIMENT

• VARIABLE

The condition (variable) a scientist deliberately changes in an experiment.

• INDEPENDENT / Manipulated

• RESPONDING / Dependent

• Controlled