Nature of Science

A scientist observed a bacteria under a microscope to learn more about it. Is this applied or basic science?

• Applied Science

• Basic Science

A scientist develops a medicine that treats cancer. Is this applied or basic science?

• Applied science

• Basic science

The factor in an experiment that will be changed by the scientist.

• responding variable

• manipulated variable

• controlled variable

• inferences

You use your five senses to describe something

• qualitative observation

• prediction

• experiment

• quantitative observation

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

The test of a hypothesis is called a

• control
• dependent variable
• conclusion
• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is a hypothesis?

• Your best "educated guess" of what the answer to your question will be
• An untestable statement
• Whatever the teacher tells you is the truth
• An experiment

If I increase the wing span of my paper airplane then it will fly farther. What is the manipulated variable from this hypothesis?

• length of wing span

• paper airplane

• distance the paper airplane will fly

• the person throwing the paper airplane

This variable is what is being measured during the experiment.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control group

• data group

A scientist is collecting data on the number of times a cricket chips per minute. What sense is the scientist most likely using to make observations?

• hearing
• smell
• sight
• touch

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8