The Scientific Method

What is the variable that is purposely changed?

• responding variable

• manipulated variable

• controlled variable

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

True or False: A hypothesis should be written as an "if, then" statement.

• true

• false

What follows the "then" in a hypothesis statement?

• the responding variable

• the manipulated variable

• the controlled variable

What is the variable that is measured or observed?

• responding variable

• manipulated variable

• controlled variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)

• Question

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is... 

• conclusion

• procedures

• materials

• responding variable

The information you collect while doing your experiment is called

• conclusions

• data

• hypotheses

• procedures

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.

• change on purpose

• control or keep constant

• measure

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A hypothesis is simply a prediction that has not yet been ____.

• proven or disproven

• made into a theory

• results calculated

• written about

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

• two

• as many as possible

• four

• one

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2