Final Exam: Part 1 Review

Ms. Gordon is testing what type of candy the middle school likes best. She buys three types of candy and asks the students to choose their favorite type out of a bowl. 1.What is an example of a hypothesis for Ms. Gordon’s experiment?

• The chocolate candy was liked the best
• If more students choose chocolate candy, then the middle school likes chocolate the best

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

Ms. Gordon is testing what type of candy the middle school likes best. She buys three types of candy and asks the students to choose their favorite type out of a bowl. 2.What is an example of a conclusion for Ms. Gordon’s experiment?

• A graph showing the amount of candy chosen
• Which candy do middle school students like best?

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5A

3.Kemiyah conducted an experiment. She then created a bar graph representing her results. What step of the scientific method is she doing?

• Making a hypothesis
• Analyze

4.The variable that might be affected by change made to the independent variable is:

• Dependent Variable
• Control Variable

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

5.Tyiesha is conducting an experiment on the middle school. She wants to ensure that her data is the most reliable. Which of the following will give the most reliable results?

• Taking 20 samples and reporting all of the results.
• Taking 20 samples and reporting only the ones that give the most favorable results.

6.Identify the independent variable in the hypothesis: if the water is warm then the rate at which the sugar dissolves in the water will be faster, because warm water can dissolve molecules quicker.

• Rate at which the water dissolves
• Water’s temperature

7.Spongebob set up an experiment. He made two types of cookies and determined which his friends liked better. What was the question he was trying to answer?

• How do you make cookies?
• What cookies taste the best?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

8.The thing in a scientific investigation that is changed on purpose is called the:

• Dependent variable
• Independent variable

9.Ms. Griggs has a hypothesis: if students spend more time on APEX, then they will do better on their state tests. In order to prove her hypothesis, what should she do?

• Conduct an experiment
• Make a guess

10.SpongeBob conducted an experiment in order to test how to clean his pants. He washed two pair of pants three times. For one pair of pants he used warm water, and the other pair of pants he used Clean-O detergent. He then dried the pants for 1 hour. Which of the following lists the CONSTANTS in the experiment?

• The cleanliness of the pants, the type of detergent and the type of water
• The amount of time he washes the pants and the amount of time he dries the pants