Midterm Spring 2024

The independent variable is part of which step of the scientific method?

• Observation / question
• Hypothesis
• Experiment
• Conclusion
• Communication

The ________ serves as the COMPARISON

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Control
• Constant

In a scientific experiment, the ___________ is/are considered everything except that which you are testing.

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• control
• constants

A chocolate chip cookie's flavor would be an example of which type of data?

• Quantitative
• Qualitative

The temperature of a chocolate chip cookie after taking it out of the oven would be an example of which type of data?

• Quantitative
• Qualitative

Our taste buds can distinguish sweet, sour, salty, bitter and _________

• unanimous
• union
• umami/savory
• saliva

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Regarding our taste buds- food particles must be dissolved in __________ to be sensed.

• air
• Liquid
• steam
• ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

________ substances are substances that become gases easily.

• vibrant
• volatile
• vociferous
• vocational

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A person who cannot distinguish flavors would be said to be

• Taste averse
• Non-taster
• Taste blind
• Taste-deaf

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A person in a land-locked state such as Iowa not having access to fresh sea food would be an example of which influence on food choice?

• Economics
• Psychology / emotion
• Religion
• Geography