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What is happening to the temperature in New York City?

• It is remaining about the same.
• It is mostly decreasing.
• It is mostly increasing.
• There is a pattern of increasing and decreasing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The number of apples in this basket is ______________________ data?

• quantitative
• qualitative
• independent
• dependent

The dependent variable in this experiment is - 

• Number of Bacteria
• Time of Incubation
• Culture Number
• Type of Bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What can you infer about the temperature for E.coli bacterial growth?

• E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.
• E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.
• E.coli grows best at very low temperatures
• E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A biology class of 24 students decides to measure the height of each student and then calculate the average height for the class. Which of these is a possible source of error in this activity?

• The number of males and females in the class
• The difference in the ages of the students in the class
• The total number of students in the class
• The accuracy of making and recording measurements

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

Students use a dissolved oxygen probe during a laboratory activity involving 1,000mL samples of water. The function of the probe is to--

• create a model
• test a hypothesis
• gather data
• analyze investigation conditions

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the tool, a graduated cylinder measuring?

• Volume
• Length
• Mass
• Temperature

What is the volume of the rock after water displacement?

• 1.8mL

• .6mL

• 1.1mL

• 1.2 mL

Sabrina wants to test which brand of popcorn pops the most kernels.  She picked a store brand, Orville Redenbacher, and PopSecret.  All three bags started with the same number of kernels.  She popped each for 3 minutes in the same microwave, and then counted the number of kernels left over.  What is her independent variable?

• Number of kernels left over
• Brand of popcorn
• number of kernels before popping
• length of time cooking

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

A scientist has that the larger the molecular mass, the larger the viscosity. Is he correct?

• Yes, it is supported by Table 1.

• Yes, it is supported by Figure 1.

• No, because different molecular masses have differing viscosity levels.

• No, because viscosity is the same for all molecular masses.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2