Science ACT Terms

Science ACT Terms

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Science ACT Terms

Science ACT Terms

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS2-2, MS-PS3-4, MS-LS4-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rosemary McLean

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a hypothesis?

Something that is not changed throughout the experiment

An educated guess used to predict the outcome of an experiment

A statement made after an experiment has been performed

A positive relationship that shows as one variable increases the other decreases

Answer explanation

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is quantitative data collection?

When two variables or factors in an experiment move in the same direction

A method that is based on observed, non-numerical factors.

A method that involves using numerical values or measured quantities

A data point that does not fit into a clearly established trend

Answer explanation

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Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is qualitative data collection?

A method that is based on non-numerical data

A method based on numerical data

An informed decision about future results based on trends

Entering numbers into a database

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a control variable?

Something that is changed or altered specifically by the experimenter with the intent to see how it affects other variables.

Conclusion of the experiment

An educated guess based on the researcher's knowledge of the topic

Something that is intentionally not changed throughout an experiment, it is held constant

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an independent variable?

A variable that is not changed or altered and is held constant

A variable that is changed or altered by the experiment with the intent to see how it may affect other variables being measured or observed

General direction of the data points in a graph or chart

An observation that as one thing increases the other decreases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a dependent variable?

A general direction of data points in a graph or chart

The variable that does not have anything changed

Is changed or altered specifically by the experimenter with the intention of seeing how it affects other variables

Something that is being observed that is dependent on the independent variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a trend?

The group that has some variable changed

When you look at data and it moves in a specific direction.

When you make an informed prediction about future results

When a data point does not fit clearly into a pattern of data

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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