Unit 1 Study Guide

A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The MANIPULATED/Independent variable is:

• The item the scientist or "I" am testing in the experiment

• The item that is changing BECAUSE of the experiment

• The item(s) that have to stay the same or constant in the experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The RESPONDING/dependent variable is:

• The item the scientist or "I" am testing in the experiment

• The item that is changing BECAUSE of the experiment

• The item(s) that have to stay the same or constant in the experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A seventh grade science class has been working for two months on an intensive plant lab in the garden, experimenting with growing greens under plastic coverings and under cloth coverings to find out which material better protects plant growth in the winter. Cress is a type of edible plant. Their data is shown in this graph.

What is the X axis for this graph?

• Length in cm

• Weeks

• Cress Growth

• Plastic/Cloth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the volume of the water in this graduated cylinder?

• 7.6 mL
• 7.2 mL
• 6.6 mL
• 6.8 mL

If you spill something in a lab, what should you do first?

• Tell the teacher

• Do nothing

• Clean it up 

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

How much did you score on the exam?

• Quantitative data

• Qualitative data

What's your favorite color?

• Quantitative data

• Qualitative data

What type of data involved numbers and figures?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4