Essential Facts for Physical Science

SI (metric) measures, recognized around the world, are a standard way to make ________.

• measurements

• predictions

• guesses

• drawings

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Bar graphs, line graphs, and circle graphs are powerful tools for ________ and interpreting data.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

To communicate the plan of an experiment accurately, the independent variable, dependent variable, and constants must be explicitly ________.

• defined

• ignored

• measured

• estimated

The number of repeated trials needs to be considered in the context of the ________.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Controls are used to establish a standard for comparing the results of manipulating the ________ variable.

• independent

• dependent

• controlled

• extraneous

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Controls receive no ________ treatment.

• experimental

• medical

• chemical

• physical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The analysis of data from a systematic investigation may provide the researcher with a basis to reach a reasonable ________.

• conclusion

• assumption

• guess

• prediction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Scientific methodology almost always begins with a question, is based on observation and evidence, and requires logic and ________.

• reasoning

• guesswork

• imagination

• luck

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Not all systematic investigations are ________.

• experimental

• observational

• theoretical

• descriptive

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

It is important to communicate systematically the design and results of an investigation so that questions, procedures, tools, results, and conclusions can be ________.

• understood

• ignored

• forgotten

• hidden

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4