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WorksheetsTCAP Rvw Inquiry1-5
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A student is performing an investigation on electromagnets using the supplies shown. The student wants to determine how the size of the nail affects the strength of the electromagnet. The student uses a different nail in each trial but keeps the same number of coils in the wire and uses the same battery. Which is the dependent variable in this investigation?
a)
type of battery
b)
size of the nail
c)
number of coils in wire
d)
strength of electromagnet
2.
INQ1: In a biotic response experiment, two plants with the same mass are placed in identical pots. Both plants are given the same amount of water, soil, and sunlight. After one week, the test plant is given one tablespoon of liquid fertilizer. Two weeks later, the data shows the test plant has the greater mass. What is the independent variable in this biotic response experiment?
a)
amount of sunlight
b)
soil temperature
c)
liquid fertilizer
d)
size of the pot
3.
INQ1: Students need to determine which fertilizer is best to use on bean plants. The students place four liquids in test tubes as shown below. All of the liquids EXCEPT distilled water are considered to be the _______________.
a)
control group
b)
dependent variable
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent group
4.
INQ1: An experiment for a new asthma medication was set up into two groups. Group one was given the new drug for asthma, while group 2 was given a sugar pill. The sugar pill serves as a
a)
control
b)
dependent variable
c)
experimental variable
d)
constant
5.
INQ1: Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?
a)
Type of gasoline
b)
which car the gas is put into
c)
how fast the car can drive
d)
how much gas is put into the car
6.
INQ1: Ms. S 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)
Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)
7.
INQ1: Ms. S 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.
INQ1: Maria wants to know if birds prefer to eat in one place over another. She makes three feeders out of 2-liter bottles and paints all of them red. She fills each of the feeders with the same amount of mixed birdseed, and plans to keep the feeders out for 10 days before measuring how much seed is eaten from each feeder. She puts each of the feeders in her back yard: one feeder in a large dead tree, another feeder she sits on the dog house, and the last she sits in a small bushy tree.
What is the dependent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
a)
Length of the birdfeeders
b)
Amount of time feeders are outside
c)
Amount of seed eaten
d)
Location the feeders are put in.
9.
INQ1: How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
10.
INQ1:
a)
the independent variable is distance
b)
the control is time
c)
the dependent variable is time
d)
the dependent variable is distance
11.
INQ1:
a)
The control is total cost
b)
The dependent variable is weight
c)
The independent variable is total cost
d)
The independent variable is weight
12.
INQ2: A student wants to compare the rates at which 10 milliliters of water will evaporate at three different air temperatures. Which set of tools is best to use for this investigation?
a)
graduated cylinder, thermometer, stopwatch
b)
graduated cylinder, thermometer, ruler
c)
flask, barometer, stopwatch
d)
flask, barometer, ruler
13.
INQ2: What instrument should be used if the lab directions ask you to measure to the nearest milliliter?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
triple beam balance
c)
Erlenmeyer flask
d)
meter stick
14.
INQ2: A student needs 10 milliliters (mL) of water for a lab experiment. Which piece of equipment will give the student the most precision in a single measurement?
a)
25 mL graduated cylinder
b)
5 mL test tube
c)
250 mL beaker
d)
1 mL pipette
15.
INQ2: A student is observing a chemical reaction that forms a liquid. Which tool should the student use to determine the volume of the liquid that is produced?
a)
electronic balance
b)
spring scale
c)
thermometer
d)
graduated cylinder
16.
INQ2: What tool would a student use to find out if a toy car traveled faster down a metal ramp or a wood ramp?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
pan balance
c)
stopwatch
d)
thermometer
17.
INQ2: What is the base METRIC unit for mass?
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
pounds
d)
liters
18.
INQ2: Primary Purpose:
a)
hold liquids
b)
weigh the mass of an object
c)
accurately measure the volume of liquids
d)
compare volumes of liquids
19.
INQ2: The _________________ is used to measure length in centimeters.
a)
meter stick
b)
thermometer
c)
spring scale
d)
triple beam balance
20.
INQ2: What measurement is being recorded if you are measuring to the nearest millimeter?
a)
distance
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
volume
21.
INQ2: What instrument should be used if the directions tell you to measure to the nearest gram?
a)
triple beam balance
b)
beaker
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
metric ruler
22.
INQ2: The ______________ measures force in Newtons.
a)
spring scale
b)
triple beam balance
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
beaker
23.
INQ2: The _________________ measures the mass of an object in grams.
a)
triple beam balance
b)
beaker
c)
spring scale
d)
thermometer
24.
INQ2: This piece of lab equipment is called a ______________.
a)
test tube
b)
meter stick
c)
scale
d)
thermometer
25.
INQ2: This piece of lab equipment is called a __________________.
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
thermometer
c)
triple beam balance
d)
spring scale
26.
INQ2: This piece of lab equipment is called a ___________________.
a)
triple beam balance
b)
spring scale
c)
thermometer
d)
graduated cylinder
27.
INQ2: What measurement is taken with this instrument?
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
volume
d)
distance
28.
INQ3: The table below shows the relative amount of elements in soil from the moon. Which graph best shows the data from the table.
a)
Graph F
b)
Graph H
c)
Graph G
d)
Graph J
29.
INQ4: Water and ketchup are each poured onto a tray from two separate bottles. The charts below represent the amount of time it takes each liquid to flow from the top to the bottom of the tray. What conclusion is best supported by the data?
a)
Thicker liquids take longer to travel to the bottom of a tray.
b)
Thicker liquids take less time to travel to the bottom of a tray.
c)
Liquid with sugar crystals travels to the bottom of a tray faster.
d)
Liquid with a darker color travels to the bottom of a tray faster.
30.
INQ4:The table contains weather data for two cities. Which conclusion is best supported by the data in the table?
a)
City X has lower wind speeds than City Y
b)
City X has higher humidity than City Y
c)
City X is further from the equator than City Y
d)
City X receives more rainfall than City Y.
31.
INQ4:Three healthy plants are placed in a dark cabinet. Another three are placed in a window. All the plants are given the same amount of water. After one month, only the plants in the window are living. These results support which conclusion?
a)
Darkness will cause plants to grow.
b)
Carbon dioxide is needed for growth.
c)
Leaves need more time to grow.
d)
Sunlight is needed for growth.
32.
INQ4:A student placed 10 earthworms in the middle of a tray of soil under a heat lamp. The student added a small amount of water to the soil on the right side of the tray. The picture shows the locations of the earthworms after 20 minutes. Based on this investigation, which conclusion can best be reached?
a)
Earthworms prefer moist soil to dry soil.
b)
Earthworms prefer deep soil to shallow soil.
c)
Earthworms prefer warm temperatures to cool temperatures.
d)
Earthworms prefer bright environments to dark environments.
33.
INQ4:
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
34.
INQ5: Hayden is a Peyton Manning fan! He experiments to determine who is the best quarterback. Which of these is true about his experiment?
a)
He may be biased.
b)
He is definitely not biased.
c)
He should just go ahead and say it's Manning.
d)
Hayden should throw away any data that goes against Peyton Manning.
35.
INQ5: Incorrect measurements, improperly recording data, and not using variables correctly are types of __.
a)
bias
b)
cause
c)
effect
d)
error
36.
INQ5: One way to avoid bias is to ______.
a)
Always choose an experiment about your favorite singer.
b)
Only include friends when you are collecting data.
c)
go with your feelings not facts.
d)
use the scientific method.
37.
INQ5: The students concluded that the plants grown indoors grew faster because they received better quality light than the plants grown outdoors. Which is the most likely reason this conclusion may be flawed?
a)
The students measured the plants at different times.
b)
The students should have grown different types of plants.
c)
The growth of the plants in each set were affected by more than one factor.
d)
The outdoor plants grew faster than the indoor plants.
38.
INQ5: A student rolled a toy car down a ramp and timed how long it took to reach the bottom. After one trial, the student doubled the height of the ramp and added sandpaper to its surface. The student conducted 3 more trials. After reviewing the data, the student concluded the height of the ramp had no effect on the speed that the car traveled. Which is the most likely reason this conclusion is flawed?
a)
More trials were needed during the investigation.
b)
The student misunderstood how to calculate speed.
c)
A control should have been added to the investigation.
d)
Too many variable were changed during the investigation.
39.
INQ5: The students observed that heavy objects fell faster than light objects and decided that heavy objects have less air resistance. Which best describes and error the students made when interpreting their data?
a)
The students should have considered air temperature.
b)
The students should have considered the shape of the objects.
c)
The students should have dropped the objects from different heights.
d)
The students should have dropped objects made from the same material.
40.
INQ5:
a)
Sample 1
b)
Sample 2
c)
Sample 3
d)
Sample 4
41.
INQ5: A student wanted to find out if salt effects the time it takes for ice to melt. The student set up the investigation shown in the chart. Which is one source of error in this investigation.
a)
using a balance to measure mass
b)
applying salt to only one of the ice blocks
c)
placing the ice blocks at the same location
d)
melting the ice blocks at different times of day
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