ICP Semester 1 Final Exam Review

A hypothesis is a random guess about what you think will happen.

• True

• False

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Which of these defines a scientific theory and a law?

• A law and a theory are both undeniable scientific fact.

• A theory is backed by a ton of evidence and explains WHY something happens, while a law is based on facts, seems to be true all of the time, and explains HOW something happens.

• A theory is not provable unless you have formulas, and a law is only accepted with heavy evidence.

Select the correct standard unit of measurement for each metric measurement.

• Time

• Celsius

• Temperature

• Liter

• Mass

• Seconds

• Volume

• Kilogram

• Length

• Meter

Describe an independent variable:

• It is the variable that is not changed, but is the change that can be observed and measured

• This variable acts as a control for the experiment and a comparison

• It is the variable that is changed in order to test the effect of the dependent variable

Which of these are units for acceleration?

• m/s²

• m

• m/s West

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Which of these are units for velocity?

• m/s²

• m

• m/s West

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A car driving around in a circle at a constant speed of 55 mph is accelerating.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Choose the TWO statements that are true about vectors/scalars:

• A vector is described with magnitude and direction.

• A vector is described with magnitude only.

• A scalar is described with magnitude and direction.

• A scalar is described with magnitude only.

Distance is a vector quantity.

• True

• False

Displacement is a vector quantity.

• True

• False