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WorksheetsHypothesis, Inference, and Graphing Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the definition for cause and effect?
a)
A prediction of what the scientist believes will happen in the experiment.
b)
A hypothesis that can be tested
c)
One event makes another event occur.
d)
The format of a hypothesis.
2.
Does fertilizer effect the growth of a plant?
Name the variables!
Name the variables!
a)
IV:Fertilizer
DV: Time
DV: Time
b)
IV: Growth of Plant
DV:Fertilizer
DV:Fertilizer
c)
IV:Growth of Plant
DV: Time
DV: Time
d)
IV:Fertilizer
DV: Growth of Plant
DV: Growth of Plant
3.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A prediction of what the scientist believes will happen in the experiment
b)
One event makes another event happen
c)
A hypothesis must be able to be tested
d)
The format of a hypothesis
4.
Does fertilizer effect the growth of the plant?
a)
If the amount of fertilizer increases, then the plant will grow faster.
b)
If the growth of the plant is increased, then the amount of fertilizer will increase.
c)
If the amount of fertilizer is increased, then the plant height will increase.
d)
If the amount of fertilizer is increased, then the plants will grow slower.
5.
Does the amount of salt in water cause it to boil faster?
a)
If the a person adds more salt, then the water will boil faster.
b)
If a person adds more salt, then the water will become hotter.
c)
If a person adds more salt, then the water will decrease in temperature.
d)
If a person boils water, then it will have more salt.
6.
Does the amount of salt in water cause it to boil faster?
a)
IV: Time
DV: Amount of Salt
DV: Amount of Salt
b)
IV:Amount of Salt
DV: Time
DV: Time
7.
If a student increases their reading, then their reading scores will increase.
a)
IV: Amount of Reading
DV: Reading Scores
DV: Reading Scores
b)
IV: Reading Scores
DV: Amount of Reading
DV: Amount of Reading
8.
What is an "if, then" statement?
a)
A testable hypothesis
b)
The format of a hypothesis
c)
cause and effect
d)
A prediction
9.
What is a dependent variable?
a)
The variable you measure
b)
The variable you test or change
c)
The variable that is kept the same
10.
If a student listens to music while studying, then their test scores will increase.
a)
Does test scores improve music?
b)
Does listening to music while studying improve test scores?
11.
If a student listens to music while studying, then their test scores will increase.
a)
IV: Test Scores
DV: Music
DV: Music
b)
IV: Music
DV: test scores
DV: test scores
12.
What is the independent variable?
a)
The variable you measure
b)
The variable you test or change
c)
The variable that is kept the same
13.
Independent Variable: Amount of Sunlight
Dependent Variable: Growth of Plant
Dependent Variable: Growth of Plant
a)
If a plant is place under red light, then it will grow taller
b)
If a plant is placed under regular light, then it will grow taller.
c)
If the amount of sunlight is increased, then the height of the plant will increase.
d)
If a plant is placed under sunlight, then it will grow faster
14.
Which of these is best shown by a circle graph?
a)
How variables relate to each other
b)
The parts of a whole group or set of data
c)
Data that are changing over time
d)
How sets of data compare to each other
15.
A student wants to display the hardness rock samples on a scale from 1 to 10. Which would be the best graph for them to use?
a)
A bar graph
b)
A line graph
c)
A circle graph
d)
A data table
16.
What would you label the y axis?
a)
Method of Traveling
b)
Number of Children
17.
What would you label the x axis?
a)
Method of Traveling
b)
Number of Children
18.
When would you use a line graph?
a)
To show parts of a whole
b)
To compare
c)
To show change over time
19.
Which of the following is a quantitative observation?
a)
It is hot outside
b)
It is too cold to swim
c)
The temperature is 76°F
d)
It is windy
20.
Which statement is an inference?
a)
It is too cold to ski
b)
The snow is 1 meter deep
c)
The temperature is 30°F
d)
It is snowing
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