DSR Quiz 1 Review

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is known as?

• hypothesis

• experiment

• scientific method

• observation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is a hypothesis?

• A collection of data

• An experiment conducted in a laboratory

• An analysis of test results

• A tentative explanation for an observation

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

A student measured the stem of a plant and found it grew 2cm. What type of data did this researcher gather?

• Qualitative  data

• Quantitative data

• Independent data 

• Nominal data

A writing tool used by science students to create scientific explanations is called?

• inference

• C.E.R.

• bibliography

• annotations

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A student recorded the data, “The flower is red.” into their logbook. This is an example of?

• Qualitative data

• Quantitative data

• Nominal data

• Independent data

Which part of a scientific explanation includes scientific principles, terms, and definitions?

• 1. Claim

• 1. Evidence

• 1. Reasoning

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Forming a hypothesis

• Asking a question

• Conducting a controlled experiment

• Looking for more support

In a scientific explanation, the use of data from a text or investigation to support your claim is known as?

• 1. Claim

• 1. Evidence

• 1. Reasoning

Everything we can touch, feel, sense, measure, or detect. It includes living things, planets, stars, galaxies, dust clouds, light, and even time.

• Universe

• Nebula

• Dwarf Planet

• Solar System

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What type of evidence can be counted or measured?

• Inferences

• Qualitative data

• Quantitative data

• Descriptive data

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2