WWU1 Scientific Investigation Quiz

What is the term for a brief overview of an investigation?

• Conclusion

• Abstract

• Hypothesis

• Observation

Which type of graph is used for descriptive data from research questions about variables that will be counted?

• Line Graph

• Bar Graph

• Data Table

• Pie Chart

What summarizes the important parts of an experiment and discusses what the data, patterns, and relationships mean?

• Abstract

• Conclusion

• Data Analysis

• Procedure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What are all variables that are not changed in an experiment called?

• Control Group

• Constants

• Independent Variables

• Dependent Variables

What is the part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison?

• Control Group

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Constants

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is factual information gathered and organized for analysis called?

• Data

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Procedure

What involves making sense of observations and data collected during an experiment?

• Data Table

• Data Analysis

• Scientific Method

• Procedure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is a chart that organizes data into rows and columns, but is not a graph?

• Bar Graph

• Line Graph

• Data Table

• Pie Chart

What is the response to the independent variable that can be observed and measured?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Constants

• Control Group

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is a prediction of how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable?

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Abstract

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5