WorksheetsScience Practices Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
The van is tan.
The van drove into a KFC building.
The driver was hungry.
Red and white are part of the KFC building.
Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
distance traveled by the ball
height of the ramp
mass of the ball
weight of the ball
Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the dependent variable.
height of the ramp
distance traveled by the ball
mass of the ball
weight of the ball
If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood because spinach is high in iron.
What's the dependent variable?
the amount of iron in your blood
the amount of spinach you eat
what time of day you eat the spinach
your gender
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster because I can bike faster than I can run. What is the dependent variable?
Where you go to school
How fast you get to school
Riding a bike or walking
Your age
There are three young girls with party hats on
It is a hot summer day
Based on this data table, which is the dependent variable in Amelia's experiment?
the number of bean plants in each group
the amount of water given daily to each plant
the height of each bean plant
the amount of fertilizer given to each group of bean plants
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled variables? Select all that apply
type of plant
amount of soil
plant growth
type of liquid
type of soil
Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table. What would be controlled variables for this experiment? Select all that apply
The song played
The reed used
The applause after each song
The clarinet used
The audience
In a formal hypothesis, what variable comes after the word IF
independent variable
dependent variable
controlled variable
In a formal hypothesis, what variable comes after the word THEN?
independent variable
dependent variable
controlled variable
Choose the best hypothesis for "What effect does studying have on your test grade?"
IF I study more often, THEN my test grades will be better because I will have learned the material for class.
IF I have a good test grade, THEN I will study because I can learn.
Good grades are from studying.
IF I want a good grade on a test, THEN I have to study more often
Choose the BEST hypothesis for "How will exercising affect your health?"
IF you have better health, THEN you will exercise because it strengthens your heart.
IF you exercise, THEN you will have better health because it is good for your heart
Exercising means you're healthy.
IF you want to be healthy, THEN you need to exercise.
A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is
the male alligators
the gender of the alligator
the temperature
the incubator
A scientist hypothesizes the the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The dependent variable is
the temperature
the size of the baby alligators
the incubator
the gender of the baby alligators
