Nature of Science Review

Based on your observations, you suggest that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is

• a conclusion

• a hypothesis

• an experiment

• an analysis

A Theory can become a Law

• True

• False

A Law explains the:

• "why" it happened

• "what" happened

• "when" it happened

• "where" it happened

What is an independent variable?

• the factor/variable being changed (by you) on purpose (aka manipulated)

• the effect you are looking for (measurable) (aka responding)

In an experiment, the variable that is being measured is referred to as the….

• Dependant variable

• Independent variable

• Measurement variable

• Dependent variable

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results, and referrers to the hypothesis using data. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

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This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. (not changed)

• experimental group
• control group
• data
• variables

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

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

The test of a hypothesis is called a

• control
• dependent variable
• conclusion
• experiment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

• slope

• line of best fit

• x-axis

• y-axis

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