Scientific Inquiry - 8th grade

The ____________________ variable is what you manipulate or change in the experiment.

• independent

• dependent

• controlled

Data in the form of numbers is called ___________________________ data.

Consider the following problem statement: How does the amount of water affect the growth of a plant? The amount of water would be called the ____________________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A _____________ is a statement that predicts a possible outcome to your experiment.

Descriptive data, such as color changes, would be an example of ______________________ data

.

Things that need to remain constant in an experiment in order to get accurate data are called ____________________.

• independent varialbes

• dependent varialbles

• controlled variables

When one variable is expressed in words and the other is expressed by a number, a ________________________ graph would be used to show the data.

When graphing data, the _______________ variable is placed on the y-axis.

• independent

• dependent

• controlled

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

When graphing data, the _______________ variable is placed on the x-axis.

• independent

• dependent

• controlled

Identify the dependent variable in this problem statement- How does the type of battery affect the speed of a toy car?

• type of battery

• speed of toy car

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1