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What can you infer from this picture?
The dog ripped open the pillows
Dogs are related to wolves
A chicken exploded
The dog's favorite color is blue
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What is an Independent Variable?
The results/what you measure
The variable you test by changing it
Something you hold constant in the experiment
Something you could change but don't
3
Which graph would best compare 3-pt % between Steph Curry, Kyrie Irving & Reggie Miller?
Bar Graph
Scatterplot
Line Graph
Pie Chart
4
What is the overall trend of this graph?
Temperature change in seasons
No change in carbon dioxide
Increase in temperature
Increase in carbon dioxide
5
Put the steps of coral bleaching in order!
Burn fossil fuels => Atmosphere => Ocean => Acidification
Atmosphere => Ocean => Acidification => Burn fossil fuels
Burn fossil fuels => Acidification => Atmosphere => Ocean
Acidification => Atmosphere => Burn fossil fuels => Ocean
6
Which is not a greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide
Water vapor
Nitrogen gas
Methane
7
The melting of polar ice could cause:
Ocean Current Disruptions
The discovery of Santa's Workshop
Sea Level Rise
Extinction of polar species
8
What is the Dependent Variable?
Sea Ice Extent
Time
Antarctic Temperature
Arctic Temperature
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What is a Dependent Variable?
Something you hold constant in the experiment
Something you could change but don't
The variable you test by changing it
The results/what you measure
10
You are competing with a friend on who can throw a pumpkin the furthest. Name a constant.
Distance Thrown
Weight of Pumpkin
Your Friend
You
11
I want to see how the temperature of water affects the speed of rusting. IV =
Speed of rusting
Type of nail
Type of liquid
Temperature of water
12
I want to see how the temperature of water affects the speed of rusting. CV =
Type of liquid
Speed of rusting
Type of nail
Temperature of water
13
Which of the following is the most numerous GHG?
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Water vapor
Chlorofluorcarbons
14
I want to test how the amount of water you give a plant affects its growth.
Control Group
= ??
Plants with high amounts of water
The species of plant
Plants with no water
Type of soil
15
I am going to run a race with a 15 lb backpack and then without it. What is the IV?
How fast you finish
How long the race was
How much weight you had
How fast your friend ran
16
Which of the following affects Earth's global temperature the least?
The moon
The atmosphere
The Sun
The oceans
17
The major cause of sea level (Best Answer!)
Tectonic Plate Activity
Sea Ice Melting
Land Glaciers Melting
Thermal expansion of water
18
According to the data, which age is most at risk of dying?
62
38
44
55
19
Which 5 year time interval showed the greatest increase in pounds eaten?
1975-1980
1995-2000
1985-1990
1980-1985
20
This is the first step in the scientific method
Experiment
Make an observation/question
Make a hypothesis
Do some research
21
I want to see whether the type of soda matters when I add Mentos to make bubbles. CV =
Temperature of soda
How many bubbles
Number of mentos added
Type of soda
22
What is a Control Variable?
Something you hold constant in the experiment
Something you could change but don't
The results/what you measure
The variable you test by changing it
23
I want to see whether the type of soda matters when I add Mentos to make bubbles. IV =
Type of soda
Number of mentos added
How many bubbles
Temperature of soda
24
Which of the following is not true?
Ice ages are caused by low levels of CO2
The Sun varies in its amount of radiation
Volcanoes emit CO2 naturally
Fossil fuels are formed from organic matter
