Science Practices Quiz

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data. 

• quantitative
• qualitative

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

• The van is tan.

• The van drove into a KFC building.

• The driver was hungry.

• Red and white are part of the KFC building.

Recording data on how yellow or orange leaves turn in October by describing them as "green" "slightly yellow" "very yellow" or "orange" is ____ data

• quantitative
• qualitative

Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

• distance traveled by the ball

• height of the ramp

• mass of the ball

• weight of the ball

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the dependent variable.

• height of the ramp

• distance traveled by the ball

• mass of the ball

• weight of the ball

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood because spinach is high in iron.

What's the dependent variable?

• the amount of iron in your blood

• the amount of spinach you eat

• what time of day you eat the spinach

• your gender

If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster because I can bike faster than I can run. What is the dependent variable?

• Where you go to school

• How fast you get to school

• Riding a bike or walking

• Your age

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Observation or Inference?
There are three young girls with party hats on

• observation
• inference

Observation or Inference?
It is a hot summer day

• observation
• inference