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Test your understanding of scientific terms

Have a think about the following questions, then check your answers below.

What is the hypothesis?

What is the dependent variable?

What is the independent variable?

What are the constants?

 

 

Answers:

The hypothesis is that Adam can bounce the ball more times in a minute than Brendon.

The dependant variable is the number of times the ball is bounced.

The independant variable is that there are two different people.

The constants are:

  • Ball (size, shape, material, weight are the same.)
  • Height the ball is bounced from.
  • Time (one minute).

 

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