You are testing how the amount you water a plant affects its growth. What would be the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in this experiment.

The amount you water each plant.

They type of pot you put the plants in.

The amount of sunlight the plants get.

If you were testing the time it took for objects of different sizes to reach the ground after being dropped from 30 feet in the air, which of these would be the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

The time it takes for each object to hit the ground.

The height you drop the object from

Sadie is testing how the age of a seed affects how fast plants grow. Look at the picture to see if you can figure out what makes her experiment unfair. Mark all that apply.

She used different types of seeds/plants.

The plants are in different pots.

She did not plant very many plants.

Seed age might not make a difference.

The scatterplot shows the amount of rainfall during six thunderstorms and the length of time that each storm lasted. Based on the scatterplot, which statement is true?

During each storm that lasted longer than 1 hour, there was more than 1 inch of rain.

During each storm that lasted longer than 1 hour, there was less than 1 inch of rain.

No storms produced more than 2 inches of rain.

No storms lasted longer than 1 hour.

What is a correct interpretation of the graph below?

April of 1989 produced more rainfall than April of 1990.

February of 1989 produced more rainfall than February of 1990.

Equal amounts of rainfall were produced in May of 1990 and 1989.

Equal amounts of rainfall were produced in April of 1989 and 1990.

Science Variables Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The variable the is changed on purpose is..

Constant

Control

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as

Control

Constant

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

Control

Constant

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What you measure or observe in an experiment.

constant variable

controlled variable

dependent variable

independent variable

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ONE thing you change in an experiment.

constant variable

controlled variable

dependent variable

independent variable

Tags

NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Something that can be changed in an experiment that may affect the outcome

variable

experiment

evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A researcher did an investigation to see if corn seeds would sprout at different times depending on the temperature of the water in which they were placed. What is the independent variable?

How long to sprout

type of seed used

water temperature

how much water used

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Science Variables

The variable the is changed on purpose is..

The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

What you measure or observe in an experiment.

The ONE thing you change in an experiment.

Something that can be changed in an experiment that may affect the outcome

A researcher did an investigation to see if corn seeds would sprout at different times depending on the temperature of the water in which they were placed. What is the independent variable?

A study was done to see if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.
What is the dependent variable?

The higher the temperature in an oven, the faster a cake will bake.
What is the independent variable?

An investigation found that more potatoes would be produced on a farm if the soil was fertilized more.
What is a controlled variable or constant in this experiment?

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The variable the is changed on purpose is..

The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

What you measure or observe in an experiment.

The ONE thing you change in an experiment.

Something that can be changed in an experiment that may affect the outcome

A researcher did an investigation to see if corn seeds would sprout at different times depending on the temperature of the water in which they were placed. What is the independent variable?

A study was done to see if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.What is the dependent variable?

The higher the temperature in an oven, the faster a cake will bake.What is the independent variable?

An investigation found that more potatoes would be produced on a farm if the soil was fertilized more.What is a controlled variable or constant in this experiment?

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