Physical Science Midterm Review

Using one or more of your senses to gather information.

• inferring
• predicting
• classifying
• observing

When you explain or interpret the things you observe.

• Predicting 
• classifying
• Inferring
• skepticism

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

In the paper airplane experiment, changing the size of the airplane would be which variable?

• Dependent
• Independent
• Control
• Conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Using one or more senses to gather information is an ________.

• inference

• observation

• analysis

• interpretation

A variable in an experiment that is being changed by the scientist is the _________.

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• data

• control group

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested is a(n) ________.

• data

• theory

• hypothesis

• fact

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change
• keep the same
• experiment with
• investigate

What is the condition being changed in an experiment called?

• Control
• Observation
• Variable
• Changer

The variable that is observed or measured during an experiment is the ___________.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• control

• constant