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WorksheetsMr Maneno Scientific Investigations
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What tool would you used to measure liquid volume?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
balance
c)
meter stick
d)
thermometer
2.
Balance is to mass and ruler is to
a)
volume
b)
length
c)
area
d)
mass
3.
What is the reading?
a)
20.5 g
b)
222 g
c)
221.5 g
d)
220.1 g
4.
What is the reading?
a)
25 mL
b)
2.4 mL
c)
24 mL
d)
24 g
5.
Which point is D?
a)
5.3 cm
b)
5.3 mm
c)
5 1/2 mm
d)
54 mm
6.
Why do scientists repeat trials?
a)
It helps eliminate data that is out of the norm
b)
It helps make the conclusion more certain
c)
It helps make the conclusion more valid
d)
All of these are good answers
7.
What question does the best job of using the scientific method?
a)
How does a telephone work
b)
Which color of light will grow a taller plant
c)
Why do some squirrels have longer tails than others
d)
What is the class's favorite fast food restaurant
8.
The international system of measurement (units):
a)
Only works in the US
b)
Is based on multiples of 10
c)
Only works for length
d)
Only works for mass
9.
What year had the greatest number of sea otters?
a)
1983
b)
1989
c)
1995
d)
2001
10.
If the boy crawled out of the water, the goat would push him in.
a)
inference
b)
observation
11.
When measuring the mass of sheet of paper which units should be used
a)
kilometer
b)
degrees Celsius
c)
grams
d)
Milliliters
12.
Which type of graph would best show this data:
Number of whitetail deer Year
57 1950
68 1960
43 1970
75 1980
78 1990
Number of whitetail deer Year
57 1950
68 1960
43 1970
75 1980
78 1990
a)
bar
b)
line
c)
pie
13.
Which block had the most consistent results (In other words which had the smallest range)?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Does the type of shoe worn during a 30 meter dash affect the speed of the runner? Which variable is in red?
a)
independent
b)
dependent
15.
What is the reading?
a)
40mL
b)
4.5 mL
c)
45mL
d)
45 grams
16.
Which stage would have an educated guess like, "If the ramp height increases then the marble will roll faster"
a)
question
b)
hypothesis
17.
How does increasing the slope of a ramp affect how far a marble travels? Which variable is in red?
a)
independent
b)
dependent
18.
What is point F?
a)
8 cm
b)
80 mm
c)
8.1 cm
d)
8.1 inches
19.
Which question is best testable by an experiment?
a)
How do robots work
b)
Which type of ball will bounce the highest
c)
What is the groups favorite song
d)
Where do kola bears naturally live
20.
Does changing the scent of a brand of dog food affect how much the dog eats? Which variable is in red?
a)
independent
b)
dependent
21.
Dolphin colors range from gray to white
a)
quantitative observation
b)
qualitative observation
22.
Which is quantitative data?
a)
the toad is a good jumper
b)
the toad was trying to get away
c)
the toad jumped quickly
d)
the toad jumped 5 cm in 3 seconds
23.
Find the DV: You experiment to find out if you can blow bigger bubbles when it is hot outside or when it is cold outside.
a)
bubble blowing technique
b)
Type of bubble juice
c)
Size of bubbles
d)
Temperature
24.
Find the IV: You experiment to find out if you can blow bigger bubbles when it is hot outside or when it is cold outside.
a)
bubble blowing technique
b)
Type of bubble juice
c)
Size of bubbles
d)
Temperature
25.
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
26.
a)
there is no the control group
b)
water is the control group
c)
coconut juice is the control group
d)
time is the control group
27.
a)
There is no control group
b)
Time is the control group
c)
Drinking the juice is the control group
d)
Not drinking the juice is the control group
28.
Mr. McNiece wanted to see how different types of music affected students' pulse rates. She played different types of music: heavy metal, rap, R&B, alternative, pop, country, and classical music. Identify the independent variable.
a)
pulse rate
b)
types of music
c)
classical music resulted in the highest pulse rate
d)
Mr. McNiece
29.
Mr. McNiece wanted to see how different types of music affected students' pulse rates. She played different types of music: heavy metal, rap, R&B, alternative, pop, country, and classical music. What constant should be considered when doing this experiment?
a)
using a different student for each music type
b)
types of music
c)
amount of time the music was played
d)
use dogs and cats to listen to the music
30.
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
31.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. On what graph axis will the heart rate (the DV) go on?
a)
x
b)
y
c)
why
32.
How many independent variables should be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
33.
What is the reading?
a)
244 grams
b)
244 mL
c)
240.4 grams
d)
200 ounces
34.
Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called
a)
controls
b)
dependent variables
c)
independent variables
d)
constants
35.
Suppose you are studying how cells respond to different hormones. You are looking at growth hormone, leptin (hunger hormone), and FSH (hair growth hormone). What would your control group be?
a)
Growth Hormone
b)
Leptin
c)
FSH
d)
No Hormone
36.
What do you do to test a hypothesis?
a)
Guess
b)
Design an experiment
c)
Create a spreadsheet with data
d)
Publish a scientific paper
37.
Suppose you are looking at how daisies grow in different light sources. What would your control group be?
a)
Blue filtered light
b)
Red filtered light
c)
Green filtered light
d)
Sunlight
38.
What number is the metric system based upon?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
1
d)
100
39.
What is another way you can make reference to the metric system?
a)
International system
b)
English system
c)
Standard
d)
Inches
40.
The amount of space an object takes up is its'
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
length
d)
density
41.
The amount of matter in an object is the: (hint: balance)
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
length
d)
density
42.
The base unit for length is the
a)
second
b)
gram
c)
meter
d)
liter
43.
The base for mass is the
a)
meter
b)
gram
c)
kilogram
d)
liter
44.
To find the volume of a rock, a student submerges the rock in beaker and finds the difference between the initial volume and the final volume. What is this process called?
a)
volume by displacement
b)
volume by gravity
c)
mass by volume
d)
weight
45.
When dealing with metric measurement, we use a device called the graduated cylinder to help us measure what...
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Distance
d)
We do not use this
46.
Control variables are variables that
a)
We want to change to better our results
b)
We want to maintain to get a baseline to judge other results on
c)
we want to change in order to see the results from our experiment
d)
We never want a control group
47.
A scientist is collecting data on the number of times a cricket chips per minute. What sense is the scientist most likely using to make observations?
a)
hearing
b)
smell
c)
sight
d)
touch
48.
What is an inference?
a)
Just a guess.
b)
A statement based off of your observations.
c)
The same as an observation.
d)
Examples of something.
49.
Using the 5 senses to understand what is happening around you is called
a)
experimenting
b)
observing
c)
hypothesizing
d)
dreaming
50.
What is an observation for this picture?
a)
The man is scared
b)
The man is going to get eaten
c)
There is a man in a kayak
d)
The man is paddling fast
51.
Which observation is quantitative?
a)
It is 5 cm long
b)
It is smooth
c)
It looks red
d)
It is dry
52.
Which graph would we use to show change over time?
a)
bar graph
b)
line graph
c)
pie graph
53.
What is the independent variable in this bar graph?
a)
Amount of Sugar
b)
Type of Food
54.
What would be a reasonable prediction for what the population will be in 2040?
a)
200 million
b)
250 million
c)
300 million
d)
500 million
55.
What is the dependent variable?
a)
The United States
b)
Population
c)
Year
56.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
57.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
58.
How many mountain bikes were sold?
a)
22
b)
28
c)
16
d)
6
59.
What is the main purpose of a line graph?
a)
to compare two things
b)
to show trends over time
c)
to have an independent variable
d)
so you don't have to read words
60.
At which age do the least amount of teens have a cell phone?
a)
18
b)
14
c)
13
d)
15
61.
What is the difference between Jill's 12th grade math score and her 7th grade math score?
a)
72
b)
91
c)
21
d)
19
62.
Which best describes the control group in an experiment?
a)
the normal conditions
b)
The data I measure
c)
The variable that I vary
d)
things that stay the same to keep the experiment fair
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