Nature of Science Review Adv

Nature of Science Review Adv

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Nature of Science Review Adv

Nature of Science Review Adv

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS1-5, MS-PS2-2, MS-PS3-3

+11

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Ellerbee

Used 221+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What is the outcome (DEPENDENT) variable?

plant height

time in days

sunflower

daisy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identifying the Test (Independent) Variable and Outcome (Dependent) Variable in an experiment will help you interpret results. What is the difference between the Test (Independent) and the Outcome (Dependent) Variable in an experiment?

Test Variable changes due to the outcome variable, the Outcome Variable is what is measured in an experiment.

Test Variable changes due to the outcome variable, the Outcome Variable is what stays the same in an experiment.

The Test Variable is what we change in an experiment, and the Outcome Variable is what changes as a result of that change.

The Test Variable is what is measured in an experiment, and the Outcome Variable is what changes as a result of that change.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?

A theory is a well-tested range of representations and a law is a concrete physical representation.

A theory is a well-tested range of observations of why something works and a law is a well-tested concrete explanation how things work

A theory is a well-tested range of observations of how something works and a law is a well-tested concrete explanation of why things work

A theory is a hypothesis that is yet to be proven false and a law is a hypothesis that will always be true.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A constant is:

something that is changed on purpose

something that scientists do not yet understand

something that stays the same

something that changes because of something else

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A student hypothesized that the amount of sunlight a sunflower plant receives determines the number of sunflower seeds the plant produces. In her experiment, the number of seeds produces is the______

Test (independent) variable

Outcome (dependent) Variable

Control Variable

Control group

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Based on the data shown in the graph, which of the statements below mostly closely fits the data.

Students performed worse on test #2 than they did test #9

Students performed better on test#2 than they did on test#9

Students performed better on test#1 than they did on test#7

all of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the law of conservation of energy in the box below.

The total energy of an isolated system

is constant; energy may be changed from one form to another, but may not be

created nor destroyed.

Why is this a scientific law?

because it explains a concept in science, and any topic in science can be turned into a scientific law

because it describes a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world

because it can be controlled by human actions

because it describes energy and how it transfers

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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