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Unit 1 Review Game

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tiffany was investing how fast it took Hayden to react to different sounds. Identify the dependent variable. ‭
a)
How much time it took Hayden to react
b)
Playing the trumpet over and over
c)
How fast Hayden reacted
d)
Different sounds
2.
If John wanted to measure the mass of a glass of water, which tool would he use?
a)
Graduated cylinder
b)
Beaker
c)
Erlenmeyer flask
d)
Triple beam balance
3.
A class wound their rubber bands 10, 15, and 20 times around the axles of a car they constructed.  If the class wants to study the effect of winding the rubber band on how far the car travels, what should be plotted on the X (horizontal) axis?
a)
Rubber band temperature
b)
Distance the car traveled
c)
Speed of the car
d)
Times the rubber band is wound
4.
A scientist who wants to study the effects of fertilizer on plants sets up an experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg of fertilizer each day. Which of these is a controlled variable?
a)
Amount of fertilizer
b)
Amount of light
c)
Growth of plant
d)
All of them
5.
The Interstate highway system was created in the 1950s. What is an unintended consequence of multi­-lane highways? 
a)
Run-off into surface waters
b)
Fewer automobile accidents
c)
Lower maintenance costs for cars
d)
Lower maintenance costs for highways
6.
A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is...
a)
the male alligators
b)
the temperature
c)
the incubator
d)
the gender of the alligator
7.
What does this tool measure?
a)
volume
b)
solids
c)
mass or weight
d)
length
8.
Which of the following is always graphed on the y axis?
a)
manipulated variable
b)
controlled variable?
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
9.
Mrs. McNiece wanted to see how different types of music affected students' pulse rates. She played different types of music: heavy metal, rap, R&B, alternative, pop, country, and classical music. What controlled variable should be considered when doing this experiment? ‭
a)
amount of time the music was played
b)
students' pulse rates
c)
types of music
d)
all of the above
10.
Identifying the “target population” or “target audience” occurs during which step of the engineering design process? 
a)
Identify the Need
b)
Research the Problem
c)
Develop Possible Solutions
d)
Analyze and Improve