Physical Science Fall Exam 2024

A testable prediction that predicts a cause-and-effect relationship between variables is a(n)?

• analysis

• observation

• hypothesis

• inference

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

On an X-Y (line) graph, the Dependent Variable should be plotted where?

• X-axis

• In the key

• In the Title

• Y-axis

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A factor in an experiment that changes in response to the independent variable is the ____.

• dependent variable

• control group

• independent variable

• constant

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the part of an experiment that serves as a standard for comparison?

• Control Group

• Constant

• Hypothesis

• Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

All the following are steps in the scientific method EXCEPT:

• observing and recording data

• forming a hypothesis.

• Reporting conclusions.

• discarding data that doesn't match the hypothesis.

The best type of graph to use to show the percentages of a whole is a

• Bar graph

• Line Graph

• Circle Graph

• Scatter Graph

A factor that does NOT change in an experiment is the:

• constant

• control group

• dependent variable

• independent variable

The "cause" of the experiment, what we are purposefully manipulating or changing is the

• constant

• control group

• dependent variable

• independent variable

What is 870,900,000 expressed in scientific notation?

• 8709 x 10^5

• 8.709 x 10^9

• 8.709 x 10^8

• 8.709 x 10^6

The speed of light is approximately 3.0 x 10^8 m/s. How would this be written in standard notation?

• 300,000 m/s

• 30,000,000 m/s

• 3,000,000 m/s

• 300,000,000 m/s