WorksheetsSCI Method Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What problem is the gardener investigating?
a)
She wants to know why her plants aren't growing like they did last year.
b)
She wants to determine which fertilizer is the best one for her plants to grow.
c)
Which fertilizer will help my plants grow faster this year?
d)
Will fertilizer help my plants grow?
2.
What is the gardener's independent variable?
a)
The different types of fertilizer
b)
The different types of plants
c)
The different types of pots
d)
The different amount of water
3.
What is the gardener's dependent variable?
a)
The plant's rate of growth overnight
b)
The plant's change of color overtime
c)
The plant's change in height over 8 weeks
d)
The plant's height after 6 weeks
4.
Which hypothesis would work best for this experiment?
a)
If fertilizer is added to my plants, then it will help them become greener.
b)
If fertilizer is added to my plants, then it will help them become stronger.
c)
If fertilizer is added to my plants, then it will help them grow faster.
d)
If fertilizer is added to my plants, then it will make my plants smell better.
5.
Which of the following is NOT something that the gardener is keeping constant in this experiment?
a)
Type of pot
b)
Type of soil
c)
Amount of water
d)
Type of fertilizer
6.
What is the gardener's control group?
a)
The plant that did not get fertilizer
b)
The plants with fertilizer
c)
The seeds
d)
The amount of water
7.
Which of the following is an observation that the gardener could make from her data table?
a)
Fertilizer C is the fastest growing fertilizer.
b)
Fertilizer A had the fastest results in plant growth.
c)
The no fertilizer option was better than fertilizer C.
d)
The fastest growing plant was the one with fertilizer B.
8.
Which of the following is the best summary of the gardener's data after eight weeks?
a)
The fastest growing fertilizer was option B with A close behind it.
b)
The fertilizer had no effect on the plant's growth over the eight weeks.
c)
The best priced fertilizer is option C because it was the closest to soil.
d)
The fastest growing fertilizer was option A with B right behind it.
9.
What observation could you make from our class graph?
a)
That all the classes ran identical experiments.
b)
That 1B seemed to have multiple errors because their average was off from the other classes.
c)
The B classes ran better experiments then the A classes.
d)
That each of the classes struggled to complete the experiment.
10.
What possible error could the gardener have in her experiment?
a)
The plants did not get enough sunlight.
b)
The one plant that wasn't given fertizlier wasn't given the same care as the other plants.
c)
She was told that fertilizer A had been known to grow plants the best.
d)
She kept accurate records and data for eight weeks.
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