NOS Biology Quiz

An organized procedure for testing a hypothesis is a(n) _.

• experiment

• independent variable

• constant

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The factor that is adjusted by the experimenter is the _.

• control

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Which of the following best describes the scientific method?

• Question; Research; Hypothesis; Experiment; Analysis; Communicate

• Question; Hypothesis; Experiment; Communicate

• Question; Guess; Communicate

Jennifer wanted to study the effect of sunlight on plant growth. So she decided to expose 10 identical plants to various amounts of sunlight each day (2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, and 6 hours). After one month, she measured the weight of the plants. What was the independent variable?

• Hours of sunlight

• Plant weight

• Type of plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Jennifer wanted to study the effect of sunlight on plant growth. So she decided to expose 10 identical plants to various amounts of sunlight each day (2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, and 6 hours). After one month, she measured the weight of the plants. What was the independent variable?

• Hours of sunlight

• Plant weight

• Type of plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Jennifer wanted to study the effect of sunlight on plant growth. So she decided to expose 10 identical plants to various amounts of sunlight each day (2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, and 6 hours). After one month, she measured the weight of the plants. What was the dependent variable?

• Hours of sunlight

• Plant weight

• Type of plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Evolution is an example of ______.

• a scientific theory

• pseudoscience

• a law

• science without evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following best describes a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is an educated guess to a parent's question.

• A hypothesis is the probability an event will occur such as winning the lottery.

• A hypothesis is a prediction about what will happen based on observations and evidence.

• A hypothesis occurs when you fall into freezing water and become very, very cold.

Which of the following should be a goal of a scientific investigation?

• to help the scientist make money

• to make sure the scientist is correct

• to help the scientist solve a problem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1