Scientific Investigations #1 (New)

A list of the steps to perform an experiment is known as the ..........................

• Conclusion

• Procedure

• Materials

• Results

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Hypothesis: the number of hurricanes that form in the Gulf of Mexico during warmer summers is greater than those that form during the cooler summers.

What will be measured in this investigation?

• how large hurricanes can develop each season

• water temperature of the Gulf of Mexico

• the number of hurricanes each summer

• the number of summers we've had a hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many Centimeters?

• 9 cm

• 9.5 cm

• 10 cm

• 10.5

Predict the Results

Before an experiment is performed, a scientist will use their background knowledge and preliminary research to predict the results of an experiment.

This is known as a _____________

• Conclusion

• Inference

• Procedure

• Hypothesis

What does this device measure?

• density

• length

• mass

• volume

Which brown object has an oval shape with a rough surface?

• Object A

• Object B

• Object C

• Object D

• Object E

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

Observation or Inference?

Which of the following statements is an "Inference" ?

• There is an unpleasant smell in the room

• The atmosphere contains both nitrogen and oxygen gases

• Because I hear thunder, it will likely rain

• Mars is the 4th planet from the sun

What do the numbers in the table represent?

• controls

• observations

• fractions

• data

Which physical characteristic is this diagram showing?

• mass

• volume

• density

• length

Variables in an experiment that don't change (stays the same) are called:

• data

• dependent variables

• independent variables

• constants