Analyzing Data Task Cards 1-20

1.

• The squirrels have plenty of food to eat.
• The number of squirrels will decrease in 2016.
• Squirrels are being hunted by a new predator.
• The squirrels do not have enough water.

2.

• The population of skunks would increase and the population of opossums would decrease.
• The population of all organisms would decrease.
• The population of skunks and opossums would increase.
• The population of all organisms would increase.

3.

• X, W, Y, Z
• Z, Y, W, X
• Z, W, Y, X
• W, X, Y, Z

4.

• A
• B
• C
• D

5.

• 34 g
• 24 g
• 108 g
• 24 mg

6.

• Zinnias grow more flowers with no fertilizer.
• Zinnias grow taller when provided with fertilizer.
• Zinnias need fertilizer to grow.
• Zinnias given fertilizer had slower growth in Week 4.

7.

• Leaf 4, Leaf 1, Leaf 2, Leaf 3
• Leaf 1, Leaf 3, Leaf 4, Leaf 2
• Leaf 2, Leaf 4, Leaf 3, Leaf 1
• Leaf 2, Leaf 3, Leaf 4, Leaf 1

8.

• The angle of the sun causes changes in temperature.
• More sunlight leads to lower temperatures.
• Less sunlight leads to higher temperatures.
• Winter in Austin is warmer than most places.

9.

• the Sun’s orbit around Earth
• Earth spinning on its axis
• the rotation of Earth’s moon
• the revolution and rotation of the Sun

10.

• Cup 2 contains more water than Cup 1.
• Both cups have reached room temperature.
• Cup 2 is in a different location than Cup 1.
• The temperature of the water in both cups has decreased.