Scientific Method

What is a Control Group?

• A group that is being tested

• The group that stays the same and is a reference

• Constants

• The experimental group

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is an experimental group?

• The group you change or alter.

• The group that stays the same.

• The control group.

• The group that stays constant.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Null hypothesis is the exact opposite to your alternative hypothesis.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It just means that the variable had NO EFFECT on the experimental group.

Select the correct order of the three components to a hypothesis

• If, then, but

• If, then

• then, if, because

• If, then, because

What are constants?

• Factors that change

• Factors that stay the same

• Control group

• Variables

Answer explanation

Everything else that you want to keep the same to like water and type of soil to make the experiment simple.

What is an Independent Variable ?

• The Variable that I can change or control.

• What I measure.

Answer explanation

Its the variable that we change because it is the cause.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is an Dependent Variable ?

• The Variable that I can change or control.

• What we measure.

Answer explanation

It is the effect and the measurements produced by the experiments.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5