Unit 1 Nature of Science practice Test

Billy left his house and traveled for 20 seconds. How far had Billy traveled after 14 seconds?

• 15 m

• 12 m

• 4 m

• 12 sec

Which runner won the race?

• A
• B
• C

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What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?

• 20 mi/hr
• 20 m/min
• 800 m/min
• 200 mi/hr

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What conclusions can you draw from this graph?

• The deer population went down over time.

• The deer population went up over time.

• The deer population went up quickly, then down, but then stayed the same.

• There are less dear because of hunters

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Which table represents the data in the graph?

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What is a dependent variable?

• A variable most often found on the x-axis

• Dependent variables are only found on pie charts

• The variable that changes because another variable changes

• The variable the experimenter changes or manipulates

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Why are graphs and charts important to analyze data?

• Graphs and charts are important to analyze data because we would never be able to know what is going on with the data.

• Graphs and charts are important to analyze data because teachers say they are important.

• Charts and graphs is something good to do because they are nice to look at.

• Charts and graphs allow a person to visualize data and find patterns and trends in the data.

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What type of variable is the "Price per Bushel (dollars)" in this graph?

• Bar graph

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Controlled variable

What is the independent variable in this graph?

• Tadpoles

• Year

• Frogs

• Number of tadpoles in the pond

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A survey was conducted to determine the state of the physical and psychological health of high school students.

Some of the survey questions related to student stress levels and student absences due to illness. The data on these variables are displayed in the image.

Which of the following conclusions are appropriate to draw based on the figure above? (Choose all that apply.)

• stress leads to illness

• as stress levels increase, the number of absences tends to increase.

• many student absences are due to stress.

• there is an indirect relationship between stress and illness.

• there is a positive correlation between stress level and number of absences.