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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
A study was done to see if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.
What is the dependent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
a)
Tire treads
b)
Braking distance
c)
Road conditions
d)
Model of car
2.
The time it takes to run a mile depends on the person's running speed.
What is the independent variable?
What is the independent variable?
a)
Running speed
b)
Time
c)
Running style
d)
Who is the runner
3.
The higher the temperature in an oven, the faster a cake will bake.
What is the independent variable?
What is the independent variable?
a)
Cake flavor
b)
Temperature
c)
Time
d)
Type of oven
4.
The number of lemons produced by a lemon tree increases when the tree receives more water.
This statement is
This statement is
a)
A hypothesis
b)
A law
c)
A variable
d)
A conclusion
5.
Students measured the temperature of the water at different depths in Lake Skywalker and found that the temperature varied.
What was the dependent variable?
What was the dependent variable?
a)
Time
b)
Temperature
c)
Student taking the measurement
d)
Water depth
6.
An investigation found that more potatoes would be produced on a farm if the soil was fertilized more.
What is a constant in this experiment?
What is a constant in this experiment?
a)
Number of potatoes
b)
Amount of fertilizer
c)
Science
d)
The location of the farm
7.
Bees have been dying at an unprecedented rate for the last decade. Scientists believe it is due to a family of chemicals called neonicotinoids which has seen increasing use recently.
How would you classify the first statement above?
How would you classify the first statement above?
a)
A hypothesis
b)
A law
c)
An observation
d)
Quantitative data
8.
The height of a bean plant depends on the amount of water it receives.
What would you graph on the Y axis from this statement?
What would you graph on the Y axis from this statement?
a)
Height of a bean plant
b)
Amount of water
c)
Type of plant
d)
Life span of a bean plant
9.
The amount of time that water takes to boil will change with the volume of water.
What would you graph on the X axis for the above statement?
What would you graph on the X axis for the above statement?
a)
Boiling temperature
b)
Amount of water
c)
Time
d)
Flavor of ramen noodles
10.
A student wanted to test how the mass of a paper airplane affected the distance it would fly. Paper clips were added to the airplane between each test flight.
What type of graph should be used to report this data.
What type of graph should be used to report this data.
a)
Scatter plot
b)
Bar graph
c)
Pie chart
d)
No graph needed
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