Scientific Inquiry

A possible explanation for a set of observations or an answer to a scientific question.

• guess

• idea

• hypothesis

• revelation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Factors that can change in an experiment are called

• controlled variable

• clue

• stimulus

• manipulated variable

The sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writting and speaking is called

• findings

• communicating

• the end

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NGSS.MS-LS4-5

The study of living things is called life sciences or

• biology

• zoology

• humanology

• veterinary science

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations are called

• guesses

• information

• data

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The factor that may change in response to the manipulated variable is called the

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• answer

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time is called a(n) ________ experiment.

• chaotic

• dependent

• independent

• controlled

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather.

• Experimental Research

• tests

• trial and error

• guesses

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term.

• question

• statement

• hypothesis

• guess

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The one variable that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis.

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• responding variable