Question

1. cheryl loved her pet lizards. she watched them for hours. sometimes the lizards were active. moving all about the tank. at other times, the lizards seemed to just sit in the same place for hours. the lizards were kept in the living room, which was near her kitchen. she noticed that whenever someone was cooking, the lizards seemed to be more active. it also seemed to be warmer in the living room, when someone was cooking. she wondered if the heat made her lizards more active.

hypothesis: heat (increases or decreases) the active of the lizards.
if it is (hotter or colder), then the lizards will _______________.

Explanation:

Cheryl noticed that when someone was cooking (which made the living room warmer), the lizards were more active. So the hypothesis is that heat increases the activity of the lizards. And the conditional statement would be: If it is hotter, then the lizards will be more active.

Answer:

Hypothesis: Heat increases the active of the lizards.
If it is hotter, then the lizards will be more active.