Experimental Design Review

Research question: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?

• How far they kick the soccer ball
• who the person is
• how well they do on the math test
• Type of soccer ball.

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Compound

Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?

• Type of gasoline
• which car the gas is put into
• how fast the car can drive
• how much gas is put into the car

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.

• Control Group
• Experimental Group
• Results
• Data

What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?

• controls
• data
• constants
• independent variables

What is an if....then statement that predicts the outcome of an experiment or how the Independent variable effects the dependent variable?

• Conclusion
• Materials
• Hypothesis
• Problem

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Thomas tests different types of liquids to see which will grow his plants the most. He has water, soda, milk, and no liquid at all. What is the control group?

• Water

• Soda

• Milk

• No liquid

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

The vertical axis of a line graph is called the __________.

• slope

• line of best fit

• x-axis

• y-axis

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which type of graph best represents data over a set period of time?

• line

• bar

• table

• circle

Which best describes a bar graph?

• Any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types

• Useful for displaying data or information that changes continuously over time

• Is a visual tool that uses that uses bars to compare data among categories

• Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and or columns named