Nature of science review questions

This variable is the one thing that changed on purpose...

• Dependent Variable

• Control

• Independent Variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) in this experiment?

"Does eating breakfast improve test scores?"

• eating breakfast or not

• the grade you got on the test

• what time you get up in the morning

• how tasty the breakfast is

What are the constant variables?

• what we are changing or testing

• what we are observing or measuring

• what we keep the same to make the experiment fair

The _ is an organized set of investigation procedures used by scientists.

• scientific method

• scientific law

• scientific theory

Information you gather using your five senses is called

• an inquiry.

• an observation.

• a fact.

• knowledge.

What statement about opinions is TRUE?

• Scientific knowledge is based on opinions.

• Opinions are based on observations.

• Opinions vary from person to person.

• Opinions are true information.

What is a controlled test of a hypothesis called?

• experiment

• variable

• observation

• scientific question

Which of these BEST describes the scientific method?

• a set formula for solving any problem in science

• a constant set of conditions in an experiment

• rules a scientist must follow to collect data

• steps that guide scientists in answering a scientific question

What is being changed in this experiment?

• ramp height
• the speed that the ball rolls
• type of ball

A spring scale is used to measure weight. Which of the following does it measure?

• The force of gravity on an object.

• The amount of matter in an object.

• The composition of an object.

• The average density of an object.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4