Variables/Pendulum quiz

a mass hanging from a fixed point that is free

to swing back and forth is a ____________

• penny

• paperclip

• pendulum

• a 38 cm string

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

any motion or activity that repeats itself is called a ____________.

• re-do

• cycle

• independent variable

• dependent variable

anything you can change in an experiment that can

change the outcome is a ____________.

• variable

• cycle

• system

• x-axis

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

the basic procedure used in a controlled experiment, before changing any variables (everything is the same) is a ____________. Ex. Our ___________ pendulum is 38 cm long.

• string

• Purdy Taco Truck

• system

• standard

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What kind of experiment has one, and only one, variable changed?

• an awesome experiment

• a controlled experiment

• a science experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

what you find out from the experiment

a.k.a. results, measured, responding, y axis "Depends on other variable"

• independent variable

• dependent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

what you already know before the experiment

a.k.a. changed, manipulated, x axis "Can stand alone"

• independent variable

• dependent variable

True or False

For the most part Mass and release positions do not affect the number of swings of a pendulum

• true

• false

When we standardized our swing, hold, and drop this allowed us to have different ways of measuring our swings?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

How many trials shall scientists "at least" accomplish when determining data?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3