Ocean Powered L1 Quiz

Aria is tracking the growth of a plant over time. In this graph, what is the independent variable? 

• Population

• Day

• Species 5

Evelyn is studying the population of deer over time on Walla Walla Island. In this graph, what is the dependent variable? 

• Walla Walla Island

• Time

• Number of Deer

During a math class, Daniel was asked to identify the horizontal axis of a line graph. What is the horizontal axis called?

• slope

• line of best fit

• x-axis

• y-axis

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Ava is conducting an experiment to see how different amounts of sunlight affect plant growth. The variable that is changed in an experiment.

• dependent

• independent

• control

• nothing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Arjun conducted a survey in his class to find out the dependent variable. What is the dependent variable?

• Favorite Candy

• Twix, Sour Patch Kids. Gummy Worms, Reese's, Candy Corn

• Number of Students

• Student's Favorite Candy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Luna and Kai are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of sunlight on plant growth. They set up two groups of plants: one group receives sunlight, and the other is kept in the dark. What type of experiment are they conducting?

• a dependent variable

• a fair test (aka a controlled experiment)

• a theory

• an independent variable

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Charlotte is observing different types of flowers in a garden. What is the descriptive information she gains through observation like color, texture or species?

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

Charlotte is conducting an experiment to test the effect of sunlight on plant growth. The type of variable that she changes or manipulates in the experiment is what she is testing.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Constant Variable

• Control Group

Benjamin is analyzing sales data. This type of graph is used to _______

• Compare different "groups"

• Compare something over time

• Show the parts of the whole

David wants to see if feeding his dog MaxPro will make it swim faster than the regular dog food. What is the dependent variable?

• MaxPro

• David

• Swimming speed

• There is not enough information given