Identifying Variables

Identifying Variables

6th - 8th Grade

21 Qs

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Identifying Variables

Identifying Variables

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS2-2, MS-PS3-4, MS-ETS1-1

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Adria Marcum

Used 117+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertalizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the water?
Dependent
Independent
Control

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
Dependent
Independent
Control

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an experiment to determine what type of acid is the MOST corrosive (destructive) which of these would NEED to be a controlled variable?
The acids used
The material the acid is poured on
The size of the hole created by the acid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing the effectiveness differnt types of paper airplane?
the paper used
the type of folds made
the distance of each plane's flight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the manipulated variable, or the variable you control.
Independent
Dependent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the responding variable, or the variable you don't control.
Independent
Dependent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image
What is the DEPENDENT variable (effect) is this experiment?
"Does eating breakfast improve test score?" 
eating breakfast or not
the grade you got on the test
what time you get up in the morning
how tasty the breakfast is

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