Physical Science Semester review

The SI unit that is used to measure time is the ____.

• kelvin

• kilogram

• second

• meter

The SI unit that is used to measure mass is the ____.

• kelvin

• kilogram

• second

• meter

The process of gathering information through the senses is called ____.

• analysis

• observation

• hypothesis

• inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

For which of the following vehicles would you spend the most money on gas?

• pickup truck

• sport-utility vehicle

• minivan

• station wagon

When designing an experiment, the first step is to ____.

• analyze the data

• list a procedure

• state a hypothesis

• state the problem

A factor in an experiment that responds to what you do and is being measured is called the ____.

• constant

• control

• dependent variable

• hypothesis

In an experiment testing the effect of different amounts of fertilizer on plant growth, all plants were the same type, they got the same amount of water, sunlight, and soil. Plant type, water, sunlight and soil are called ____.

• constants
• controls
• dependent variables
• independent variables

In an experiment testing the effect of different amounts of fertilizer on plant growth, all plants were the same type, they got the same amount of water, sunlight, and soil. Different amounts of fertilizer are called ____.

• constants
• controls
• dependent variables
• independent variables

Motion is a change in ____.

• time
• speed
• velocity
• position

The speed you read on a speedometer is ____.

• instantaneous speed
• constant speed
• average speed
• velocity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1