Unit 0 Practice: Science Fundamentals (25-26)

What do the colored lines in the graph represent?*

• Months of the year
• Income in 000's Dollars
• Different restaurants
• The number of customers

Which restaurant had the biggest increase in sales after October?**

• Spicy Fortune
• Grand Fiesta
• Delicacy
• Evening Paradise

What could be a possible explanation as to why one restaurant decreased in profits after October and the other three restaurants increased in profits after October?***

• The three restaurants that increased were able to absorb clients from the one restaurant that decreased in profits.
• All four restaurants received a "C" grade from the Health Code Department
• The Spicy Fortune and Evening Paradise both remodeled around October while Delicacy and Grand Fiesta did not remodel their restaurants.
• Two of the restaurants relocated to a new area and the other two restaurants remained in the same location.

What does it mean for a question to be testable in science?*

• That you can demonstrate how something works
• One part is changed to see how it affects another part
• All questions are testable
• The question has to be about science

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following questions would be considered a testable question in science?**

• How does a volcano erupt?
• Which gum flavor lasts the longest?
• Why does metal rust in wet climates?
• Does parachute design have an impact on safe landings?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What words need to be present in order to represent a cause and effect relationship in a hypothesis?*

• If...because...
• If...then...because...
• I think...because...
• My prediction is...because...

A hypothesis is...*

• An educated guess/prediction
• Random guess about results
• How data is collected
• The problem that is being solved

Which of the following correctly describes the purpose of a procedure/experiment?*

• A procedure/experiment is the step where you predict what the answer to the problem might be
• A procedure/experiment is the step where data is analyzed
• A procedure/experiment is the step where one conducts an experiment to test their hypothesis
• A procedure/experiment is the problem that is being solved

What is the definition of a constant in a procedure?*

• The part of the procedure/experiment that is being tested
• The part of the procedure/experiment that remains the same or unchanged
• The part of the procedure/experiment that is being affected
• The part of the procedure that is not tested

What are the possible constants in the following scenario?** "Krysta is testing to see which type of water (rain or polluted) affects plant growth the most."

• type of plants and location of plants
• type of plants, location of plants, and amount of soil
• type of plants, amount of soil, location of plants, and amount of light
• type of plants, amount of soil, amount of light, location of plants, and amount of water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1