Science and Math Homework

The one factor the experimenter changes during an experiment is called the_________.

• control

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• constant

In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be tested at a time?

• none

• one

• two

• three

Why is it important to have only one independent variable and to control the other variables when performing science experiments?

• 
  So you can tell which factor is causing the change in the experiment.

• It does not matter, you can have as many independent variables as you want.

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Benji makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the independent variable?

• Dropping the helicopter the same way

• Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

• Dropping from the same height

• Wing length

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Benji makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the dependent variable?

• Dropping the helicopter the same way

• Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

• Dropping from the same height

• Wing length

Put the following decimals in order from LEAST to GREATEST.

• 0.025

• 0.3

• 0.25

• 0.2

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Marcos wants to know: Does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can drive? What is the independent variable?

• speed of the car

• type of gasoline

• how much gas is put in the car

• the type of car

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• 49.98

• 76.70

• 49.89

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Which of the following numbers are composite?
83  51  74  97  91

• 83, 97
• 83, 51, 91
• 51, 74, 91
• 74, 91

Round 57.973 to the nearest tenth.

• 57.9
• 57.97
• 58
• 58.1

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