Conducting Experiments

What tool would you use to measure the length of an object?

• scale

• thermometer

• beaker

• ruler

The variable that is the result of the independent variable is the ______ variable.

• control

• dependent

The variables that remain the same in an experiment are called ____.

• independent variables

• control variables

• dependent variables

• varied variables

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An "if then" statement is a possible answer when conducting a scientific experiment. This is called a___

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• theory

What tool would you use to measure the mass of an object?

• scale

• thermometer

• beaker

• ruler

What you are changing or manipulating in an experiment is called a(n) _____

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• control variable

• law

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What tool would you use to measure the volume of an object?

• scale

• thermometer

• beaker

• ruler

What tool would you use to measure the temperature of an object?

• scale

• thermometer

• beaker

• ruler

Which of the following is true?

• An independent variable is the "cause" where the dependent variable is the "effect".

• An independent variable is the "effect" where the dependent variable is the "cause."

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

If we did an experiment to determine if tomatoes grow fastest under fluorescent, incandescent, or natural light, what would be the independent variable?

• The type of soil that the plant is planted in.

• How fast the plant grows.

• The starting height of the plant.

• The type of light that the plant grows under.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1