Physical Science Honors Midterm Review

"After visiting the zoo, Paul tells his father that one of the gorillas had silver hair on his back. Which of the following best describes Paul’s statement?"

• an opinion

• a prediction

• a conclusion

• an observation

Justin blows his nose, but mucus seems to leak through the tissue. He decides to test which tissue holds up the best while sneezing. What is the independent variable?

• sneezing

• Justin

• amount of tissue

• type of tissue

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Mr. McNeice wanted to know if different types of music affected people's heart rates, so he played different music and checked their pulses.  What is the dependent variable?

• type of music
• heart rate
• how long they listend to music
• Mr. McNeice

Which is the dependent variable in Amelia's experiment?

• the number of bean plants in each group 
• the amount of water given daily to each plant 
• the height of each bean plant 
• the amount of fertilizer given to each group of bean plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet.  He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure clapping/applause after playing  Under the Sea with each reed.  The results were put in the table.
What was the dependent variable?

• The Song
• The Reed
• The Applause
• The clarinet

The two measurements necessary for calculating average speed are

• velocity and distance
• distance and time.
• distance and acceleration.
• acceleration and time.
• velocity and time.

Nellie runs the length of a 100 -yard football field in a time of 20 seconds. Her displacement is

• 0 yards
• 100 yards
• 200 yards
• not enough information

How much time will it take a deer traveling 2 m/s to travel 10 m?

• 20 s
• 5 s
• 12 s
• 8 s

30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector

• Scalar
• Vector
• Neither

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

What does this graph represent?

• Constant Speed
• Acceleration
• Deacceleration
• Not moving

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1