Unit 1 and 2 Review

Is a tree considered a biotic factor?

• Yes

• No

When using the scientific method what is the very first step?

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Question or Problem

• Materials

Lucy wanted to see if using fertilizer would help her roses grow. She gave one group fertilizer and water and the other group just water. What is her Independent Variable?

• water

• roses

• fertilizer

• the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Lucy wanted to see if adding fertilizer would help her roses grow better. What is her Dependent Variable?

• the roses

• growth of roses

• fertilizer

• the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A bar graph is used to

• compare

• add

• subtract

• show change over time

Formulating an educated guess about events that are going to take place.

• Experiment

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Hypothesis

The variable within an experiment that the experimenter changes, in hopes to see results

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• hypothesis

• control

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the 'scientific way' on communicating your results after an experiment?

• PowerPoint

• Poster

• Graphing

• Presentation

Where on a graph would I find the dependent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• Title

• none of the above

Where on a graph would I find the independent variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• title

• none of the above