Florida Science

Lisa's mom turns on one burner on her electric stove. What tells Lisa from across the room which burner is on?

• The burner looks dark

• She smells the burner

• She feels the heat

• The burner glows

  A force that opposes the direction of motion of an object as it slides over a surface. 

• static

• rolling

• sliding

Maria is sliding a box across the floor.  She feels the box resisting her push. The resistance is caused by 

• pressure

• friction

• gravity

• motion

Two people are using a rope to climb a mountain. They forgot to wear gloves, and soon the palms of their hands looked red and felt hot. Which reason best explains why the palms of their hands are feeling hot as they climb with the rope?

• Heat is produced as their hands slide along the rough rope

• They have scratched their hands on the mountain

• Climbing a mountain takes a lot of hard work

• Their hands have gotten a sunburn

A ________________ is an idea that can be tested by an experiment. It comes in the form of a statement, not a question.

• hypothesis

• conclusion

• inference

An _________________ is a set of steps you follow to test a hypothesis. It must include materials, equipment needed, and procedures.

• experiment

• procedure

• hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

You make an ________________ when you use your 5 senses to notice details.

• observation

• data

• conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

If Dakota wants to record the growth of her tomato plant. What tool would she use to record the height of her plant?

• ruler

• pan balance

• dropper

Lucca is interested in what animals eat in the Florida Everglades. Which should he use in his investigation?

• A table showing food for animals in the Everglades.

• A model alligator

• The water cycle of the Everglades.

Maximo conducted an experiment to see what kind of seeds grew fastest. He bought 4 different kinds of seeds and the same soil. He put them outside and watered them daily. What is the variable in the experiment?

• the type of seed

• the type of soil

• the amount of water

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3