Unit 1 Studying Science

Which statement is true about all scientists?

• Scientists study living things.

• Scientist study the natural world.

• Scientist study items found on Earth.

• Scientist study things found in outer space.

How do scientists use graphs to make a conclusion about their scientific investigation?

• To decide whether the results are correct

• To decide whether the results should be shared with others

• To decide whether the hypothesis is correct

• To decide whether they should make a different conclusion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is surveying?

• Doing an experiment

• Having a set of questions and asking people their opinion, and then recording their responses

• Showing people around to find their location

• To observe with the senses

Sarah is studying water. She thinks that adding salt to water may make it freeze at a higher temperature. Which word describes her statement?

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Results

• Drawing a Conclusion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Samantha wants to add more strawberries to the vanilla cake. She thinks it will make the cake taste better. What part of the inquiry process are the strawberries?

• question

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• variable

Sebastian did an scientific inquiry in which he left a plant on a window sill and placed the other one inside a black bag. After a week he drew his results on a poster and showed it to the class. What does Sebastian's poster do?

• communicates data

• hypothesizes data

• classifies data

• predicts the data

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which unit of measure would you use to measure temperature?

• Inches

• Millimeters

• Celcius

• Centimeters

What tool do you use to measure mass of a cup?

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Why do scientist compare their data to other scientists data?

• To see if they need to change their data

• To see if their data is accurate and reliable

• To copy the other scientist data because theirs is not accurate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is an inference?

• A scientific investigation

• Is a hypothesis

• Is a statement that explains an observation

• Is a prediction