Investigation 1 Motion and Variables

A controlled experiment is an experiment where all the variables stay the SAME except for the ______.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• pendulum

The pendulum length, the mass of the penny, and the release position were all the variables we tested in lesson 1. What we test is called the _______.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control

We measured the amount of swings/cycles that the pendulum made during the experiments. These are called the _______.

• dependent variable

• independent varialbe

• constants

Pushes and pulls are ______.

• independent variables

• dependent variables

• forces

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

When you use or apply a push or a pull, it can make an object move and stop moving.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

_____ is an INVISIBLE force that pulls objects towards each other.

• pull

• push

• gravity

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

_____ and distance affect the Earth's gravitational pull.

• speed

• mass

• motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The closer two objects are the ______ of a gravitational pull between them.

• more

• less

• same amount

Our pendulums made from string, large paper clip and penny is considered a ______.

• variable

• scale

• model

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

The longer the string on the pendulum the smaller the amount of cycles.

• true

• false