Chapter 1 Review

Which of the following is an observation of the picture?

• The person is wearing a T-shirt
• It is a sunny day
• The person is going to a birthday party
• The gift is a DVD player

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

• The van is tan.
• The  van ran into KFC. 
• The driver was hungry. 
• An ambulance may be on the way. 

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

What is an observation for this picture?

• The man is scared
• The man is going to get eaten
• There is a man in a kayak
• The man is paddling fast

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The least amount of students like red juice

• observation
• inference

A fair and valid experiment contains:

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• controlled variables (controls)
• All of the above

Scientists must remain open-minded, meaning that they are willing to accept different ideas that may not agree with their hypothesis.

• True
• False

Which is an example of qualitative data?

• The girl has brown hair.
• The girl's hair is 50 centimeters long.
• The girl is 95 centimeters tall.
• The girl weighs 140 lbs

Which is an example of quantitative data?

• The boy did a lot of push-ups
• The boy has blonde hair.
• The boy weighs 140 pounds.
• The boy has green eyes.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.

• Diameter of the ball
• Force acting on the ball
• Height that the ball bounces
• Height from which the ball is dropped

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2