1.1 Quiz Review

A procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting information under controlled conditions is an

• law

• experiment

• life

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The organized set of procedures a scientist uses to answer questions is called the __________ _______________

• characteristics of life

• hypothesis

• scientific method

What you are measuring as a result of the experiment is the

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Scientific Method

Variable in an experiment that is being tested by the experimenter; what is causing the change in the experiment.

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Scientific Method

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Possible explanation for a problem using what you know and what you observe.

• Data

• Graph

• Hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Group or standard for comparison in an experiment.

• Control

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

Factor(s)/conditions in the experiment that do not vary/differ.

• Experiment

• Constants

• Dependent

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What step comes AFTER gathering information?

• State the problem

• Analyze data

• Form a hypothesis

After many observations and investigations a hypothesis may become a ____________ because it explains WHY something happens. Can change over time.

• experiment

• law

• theory

For the HYPOTHESIS to be considered VALID, the experiment must result in the same (consistent) data EVERY time it is repeated.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2