1.4 - CC - Scientific Method

An experiment is conducted to see how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

• Type of plant
• Amount of sunlight
• Growth of plants
• Type of soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

An experiment is conducted to see how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

• Type of plant
• Amount of sunlight
• Growth of plants
• Type of soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

An experiment is conducted to see how the amount of sunlight affects the growth of plants. Which of the following would be a control? (select all that apply)

• Amount of water given to each plant
• Amount of sunlight
• Growth of plants
• Type of soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

An experiment tests how different temperatures affect the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs. What is the independent variable?

• Type of chemicals used
• Temperature
• Rate of the chemical reaction
• Amount of chemicals used

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

An experiment tests how different temperatures affect the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs. What is the dependent variable?

• Type of chemicals used
• Temperature
• Rate of the chemical reaction
• Amount of chemicals used

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

An experiment tests how different temperatures affect the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs. Which of the following would be a control? (select all that apply)

• Type of chemicals used
• Temperature
• Rate of the chemical reaction
• Amount of chemicals used

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

An experiment is conducted to determine how the speed of a car is affected by the amount of weight placed in it. What type of variable is the speed of the car?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control

An experiment is conducted to determine how the speed of a car is affected by the amount of weight placed in it. What type of variable is the amount of weight placed in the car?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control

An experiment is conducted to determine how the speed of a car is affected by the amount of weight placed in it. What type of variable is the type of car used?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control

Which of the following is an example of a scientific hypothesis?

• If exposed to classical music, plants will grow taller.

• Blue is the best color.

• If the temperature of a drink increases, then the drink will taste better.

• Chocolate tastes better than vanilla.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2