The Method of Science/Measurements

What is volume?

• How oddly shaped an object is

• The amount of space an object occupies

• How much "stuff" or weight is packed inside an object

• The control in an experiment

What is mass?

• How large an object is

• The amount of space an object occupies

• How much "stuff" or weight is packed inside an object

• The control in an experiment

Which tool is used to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object?

• Ruler

• Measuring Tape

• Graduated Cylinder

• Scale

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Form a Hypothesis

• Research

• Ask a Question

• Share Results

Which of the following is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Design and Conduct an Experiment

• Gather and Analyze Data

• Prove your hypothesis correct

• Make a Prediction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What does the mnemonic "A Really Fun Duck Gathers Curious Results" help you remember?

• Steps to measure volume

• Steps of the scientific method

• Types of variables

• Formula for density

Which axis usually represents the independent variable in a graph?

• Z-axis

• Y-axis

• X-axis

• W-axis

What is another name for the dependent variable?

• Manipulated Variable

• Independent Variable

• Responding Variable

• Control Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What does the y-axis usually represent in a graph?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Variable

• Manipulated Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

If you start with a water level at 150 mLs in a graduated cylinder & you drop in a stone and the level raises to 157 mLs, what is the volume of the stone?

• 6 mLs
• 7 mLs
• 157 mLs
• 307