Matter and energy chapter 1

The three main steps of the scientific method are observing, hypothesizing, and _____________________.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Reorder the following. Everything starts with asking a...

• experiment

• analyze results

• hypothesis / design

• research

• question / problem

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What does a good scientific question need to have?

• It needs to have an independent variable

• It needs to have a dependent variable

• It need to be measurable

• All of these are needed in a good scientific question

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A qualitative observation is ________.

• Describing qualities and characteristics

• A guess you make using an observation

• Numbers and labels

• What is kept the same in an experiment

Data that can be measured or counted is?

• quantitative data

• qualitative data

The one variable that the scientist changes or manipulates is?

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

The variable that the scientist measures, the result of the experiment is?

• independent variable

• constant

• controlled variable

• dependent variable

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

IF an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
AND Joe ate an apple every day.
THEN Dr. Dre stayed away.

• Inductive
• Deductive

What are the minimum characteristics that a design must have to function?

• criteria

• contraints

• variables

• models

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1