Scientific Method and Experimental Design Quiz
Authored by Mick C Miller
Science
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scientist adds fertilizer to tomato plants and measures how tall they grow. What is the factor that is measured in this experiment?
independent variable
dependent variable
control group
constant
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During a field trip, a student carefully records how many times a squirrel climbs a tree in a period of time. What is the student doing?
forming a hypothesis
testing a variable
making observations
drawing a conclusion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scientist gives one group of plants extra water while another group of plants gets the normal amount of water. The group getting the normal amount is the:
experimental group
control group
dependent variable
independent variable
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scientist gives one group of plants extra water while another group of plants gets the normal amount of water. The group getting the extra water is the:
experimental group
control group
dependent variable
independent variable
Tags
NGSS.MS-ETS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person’s pupils get smaller when a bright light is shined into their eyes. This is an example of which characteristic of life?
response to the environment
reproduction
growth and development
metabolism
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bacteria can split into two IDENTICAL cells. If something can be split or taken off and grow as an identical of the original, we know this is an example of:
sexual reproduction
homeostasis
asexual reproduction
metabolism
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A male and female pigeon produced 3 eggs. Upon hatching, these 3 baby birds look similar, but all slightly different - sharing varying characteristics from both the male bird and the female bird. We know this is an example of:
sexual reproduction
homeostasis
asexual reproduction
metabolism
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NGSS.MS-LS3-2
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