Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is the process of using your senses to gather information called?

• Inference

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which term describes a logical explanation based on observations and prior knowledge?

• Hypothesis

• Inference

• Experiment

• Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is a testable statement that predicts what will happen in an experiment?

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Data

What is the purpose of an experiment?

• To change variables

• To find out if your hypothesis is correct

• To gather data

• To make observations

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is any factor that can change in an experiment called?

• Control Group

• Variable

• Data

• Conclusion

What is the factor you change on purpose in an experiment?

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Controlled Variable

• Data

What is the factor you measure in an experiment?

• Independent Variable

• Controlled Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Group

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What are factors that are kept the same to ensure a fair test called?

• Independent Variables

• Controlled Variables

• Dependent Variables

• Data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the part of an experiment that does not get the independent variable called?

• Control Group

• Variable

• Data

• Conclusion

What are facts, measurements, or observations collected during an experiment called?

• Hypothesis

• Data

• Conclusion

• Inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2