Science Experiment Vocabulary Quiz

An investigation used to test a hypothesis in which all the conditions are controlled.​ ​

• experiment
• variable

• control

• hypothesis

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The one variable being changed or tested in an experiment is called the __________.

• hypothesis

• question

• independent variable

• one variable

A ____________ is a possible answer or explanation, usually written as an if.....then.....because statement.

The setup to which all other setups in the experiment are compared to is called the __________.

• variable

• question

• answer

• control

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To keep an experiment fair only ______ variable should be changed and tested at a time.

A 5th grader wants to do an experiment to see which surface a playground ball will bounce the highest on. Which could be the 5th grader's testable question?

• What type of playground ball bounces the highest on blacktop?

• Which surface on the playground will cause the ball the bounce the highest?

• What type of ball bounces the highest on the concrete?

• What materials are used to make playground balls bounce the highest?

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

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Ben wants to know if adding salt to water makes it freeze (solidify) faster or slower. His testable question is: How does the amount of salt dissolved in the water affect the water's freezing point? Identify the variable that he will be changing or testing when completes his experiment.

• The temperature that the water freezes.

• The amount of water that freezes.

• The amount of salt dissolved into the water.

• The type of water put into the freezer.

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