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WorksheetsScientific Inquiry Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mr. Smith normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his dependent variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Type of dog
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
2.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
3.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?
a)
the pilot of the airplane
b)
the type of paper airplane
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
d)
how hard the plane is thrown
4.
Research Question: How does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can travel? What is the independent variable?
a)
Type of gasoline
b)
which car the gas is put into
c)
how fast the car can move
d)
how much gas is put into the car
5.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
6.
Miss Jones set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
The ramp
7.
Miss Jones set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
Where the experiment took place.
8.
Is this the correct order of the Scientific Method: Question, Research, Experiment, Hypothesis, Analyze, Conclusion.
a)
YES
b)
NO
9.
What step in the Scientific method comes after the Hypothesis?
a)
Analyze
b)
Experiment
c)
Conclusion
d)
Question
10.
Which variable is the one being tested?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
11.
Which variable is affected by what is being tested?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
12.
The Independent Variable is represented on which Axis?
a)
Y
b)
X
13.
The Dependent Variable is represented on which Axis?
a)
Y
b)
X
14.
Which variable is the same for each test subject in an experiment?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
15.
In an experiment to determine what type of acid is the MOST corrosive (destructive) which of these would NEED to be a controlled variable?
a)
The acids used
b)
The material the acid is poured on
c)
The amount of damage created by the acid
16.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The dependent variable is the _____.
a)
Diameter of the ball
b)
Person dropping the ball
c)
Height that the ball bounces
d)
Height from which the ball is dropped
17.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. What is the control variable?
a)
The ball used
b)
The height the ball bounces
c)
Height of the ball being dropped
18.
On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
19.
On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
20.
A testable question is, "How does the amount of exercise affect heart rate and breathing rate?" Which is the controlled variable?
a)
temperature of the room
b)
breathing rate
c)
heart rate
d)
amount of exercise
21.
Kay Kay believes that studying is for suckers. What would be a testable question for an experiment on whether studying is worth wasting all that valuable time?
a)
How many people agree that studying is for suckers?
b)
How does the amount of time spent studying affect test grades?
c)
What do cool people like me do in their spare time?
d)
Which class do kids cheat in the most?
22.
A testable question is, "How does the amount of sugar in homemade ice cream affect how fast it freezes?"
Which of the following is a valid hypotheses?
Which of the following is a valid hypotheses?
a)
If ice cream has sugar added, then I like it the best.
b)
If sugar will make ice cream freeze faster, then good.
c)
If sugar is added to ice cream, then the ice cream will freeze more slowly.
d)
How does time it takes for ice cream to freeze get faster?
23.
A question about a problem that can be tested is a:
a)
hypothesis
b)
theory
c)
conclusion
d)
observation
24.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
25.
When writing a hypothesis, what information follows IF?
a)
dependent variable
b)
how you know it will happen
c)
independent variable
d)
anything
26.
When writing a hypothesis, what information do you fill in after THEN?
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
how you know it will happen
d)
anything good
27.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is called the ____.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
finale
28.
A scientific investigation done under controlled conditions, usually in a laboratory, is known as a(n) _____.
a)
option
b)
experiment
c)
sequence
d)
observation
29.
Any type of data that may either agree or disagree with a prediction so that it may either support or disprove a hypothesis is ____________.
a)
claims
b)
opinions
c)
evidence
d)
observations
30.
Develop a procedure to test your hypothesis.
a)
Research
b)
Experiment
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
31.
Find out about the topic using books and/or the internet.
a)
Conclusion
b)
Research
32.
Record the results of your experiments.
a)
Record & Analyze Data
b)
Purpose
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Testable Question
33.
You should run an experiment several times to make sure your results are consistent. In the preceding phrase, what does "consistent" mean?
a)
obvious
b)
perfect
c)
unchanging
d)
testable
34.
In a "controlled" experiment, how many variables should you change at a time?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
6
d)
1
35.
Science is observing the natural world around you while using your:
a)
sight and hearing
b)
thoughts and ideas
c)
five senses
d)
notes and friends
36.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
37.
The test of a hypothesis is called a
a)
Observation
control
control
b)
Hypothesis
dependent variable
dependent variable
c)
Conclusion
d)
Experiment
38.
An experiment is a(n):
a)
accident
b)
definite answer
c)
scientific test
d)
long task
39.
How many variables should be tested at a time?
a)
Three
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
One
40.
What are constants in an experiment?
a)
variables changed in the experiment
b)
the independent variable
c)
a variable kept unchanged in an experiment, in order to focus on the IV and DV
d)
the dependent variable
41.
What does the control group in an experiment not have?
a)
the independent variable
b)
the dependent variable
42.
What is a good definition for Independent Variable?
a)
Factor deliberately changed in an experiment
b)
A factor that never changes.
c)
Da measurement
d)
A good guess
43.
What is the definition of constant?
a)
Does not stay the same
b)
Not the same
c)
Something that doesn't stay the same
d)
A variable that remains the same
44.
Which variable is not changed.
a)
Independent variable.
b)
Experimental variable.
c)
Constant variable.
d)
un-constant variable.
45.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A theory
b)
A statement about a problem that can be tested.
c)
What is changed in an experiment
d)
The first step in the Scientific Process
46.
Which of these occurs first in the scientific method?
a)
Write a testable question
b)
Make a hypothesis
c)
Go ask someone for help
d)
Write the results
47.
Mr. Smith normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his independent variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Type of dog
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
48.
In the following experiment, which of the choices below should be kept constant?
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
"Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation."
a)
The baseball used
b)
The distance the ball was thrown
c)
The math teacher of each baseball player
d)
What each baseball player ate for lunch
49.
In the following experiment, which of the variables is the independent variable?
"Students plan to use rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall in different areas of their state."
"Students plan to use rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall in different areas of their state."
a)
Height of gauge
b)
Location of gauge
c)
Brand of gauge
d)
Amount of rainfall
50.
In the following experiment, which of the variables is the dependent variable?
"Students plan to use rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall in different areas of their state."
"Students plan to use rain gauges to compare average monthly rainfall in different areas of their state."
a)
Height of gauge
b)
Location of gauge
c)
Brand of gauge
d)
Amount of rainfall
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