Nature of Science Test

Which is the correct order of the scientific method?

• Hypothesis, Conclusion, Experiment, Question, Analyze data, Observations

• Experiment, Question, Conclusion, Analyze data, Observations, Hypothesis

• Analyze data, Observations, Hypothesis, Question, Conclusion, Experiment

• Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observations, Analyze data, Conclusion

Select the answers that are qualitative data.

• Large

• Black

• 0.5 grams

• 37.9 ounces

Which is NOT part of a hypothesis?

• If

• Then

• Because

• Purpose

What is the difference between an opinion and a theory?

• An opinion is a true statement, a theory is not always true

• A theory cannot be disproved, an opinion can be

• An opinion may not be true, while a theory has been proved many times

• A theory is Law

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the purpose of an experiment?

• The problem you are trying to solve

• An essential question

• To discover the effect of the IV on the DV

• A dolphin

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Check all true statements of an Independent Variable

• What is measured

• On X-axis

• The control group

• The thing the scientist changes

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Check all statements that are true of the Dependent Variable.

• What is measured

• The "effect" of the change

• The thing the scientist changes

• Your mom

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

For the experiment "How does the amount of water affect the growth of a plant?"

Identify a constant

• Amount of water

• Growth of Plant

• Normal amount of water

• Type of soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What was the temperature in NYC on Day 5?

• 43

• 53

• 50

• 59

What was the temperature difference in NYC between day 6 and day 3?

• 17

• 12

• 19

• 7