Scientific Method and Solar System

Who is the smallest planet in the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

• None of them

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

You find a small, icy dwarf planet in space. Some scientists debate if it should be called a planet. Which planet is it?

• Earth

• Pluto

• Venus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which galaxy is the solar system in?

• Kuiper Belt

• Milky Way

• Whirlpool

• Andromeda

What is the one factor Michael decides to change in the experiment?

• Dependent Variable

• I really don't know

• Constant

• Independent Variable

Which planet has a red spot on it?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

Which variable is measured in an experiment?

• Constants

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Not sure

In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be tested at a time?

• Just 1

• As many as it takes

• 19

• 2 or more

Changes in the _________ variable cause changes in the _________ variable. Identify these variables.

• independent; dependent

• dependent; independent

Which two planets are very similar in mass and size?

• Saturn and Uranus

• Venus and Mars

• Earth and Mars

• Earth and Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Ava makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths and drops them to see how long they take to fall.

What is the independent variable in Ava's experiment?

• The way Ava drops the helicopters

• The time it takes for the helicopters to hit the floor

• The wing length of the helicopters

• The height from which Ava drops the helicopters