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WorksheetsScientific Inquiry (longer)
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
2.
What is the equation to calculate distance?
a)
distance = speed/time
b)
distance = time/speed
c)
distance = speed/distance
d)
distance = speed x time
3.
A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel
a)
90 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
600 miles
d)
90 km
4.
A speed boat travels 200 miles at a speed of 20 miles/hr. How much time will it take to travel the 200 miles?
a)
10 hrs
b)
10 miles
c)
400 hrs
d)
100 km
5.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
6.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
7.
Mr. Rudman drives his race car for 4 hrs at 150 miles/hr. How far will he travel?
a)
600 km
b)
60 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
600 miles
8.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change
b)
keep the same
c)
experiment with
d)
investigate
9.
The variable that you measure is the -
a)
IV
b)
DV
c)
Constant
d)
Repeated Trial
10.
How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
11.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
12.
Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the dependent variable.
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
13.
Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his control variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Walking
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
14.
A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. What is the control variable?
a)
The ball used
b)
The height the ball bounces
c)
Height of the ball being dropped
15.
How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades? What part is the red?
a)
independent
b)
dependent
16.
Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his dependent variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Type of dog
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
17.
How close a measurement is to the true value is called..
a)
Accuracy
b)
Precision
c)
Significant
d)
Estimate
18.
?
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
19.
A set of data are not close to each other, but the average of the data is very close to the actual value. This set of data can be described as...
a)
accurate
b)
precise
c)
both precise and accurate
20.
What label is along the y-axis in this graph?
a)
Copyright 2007
b)
Lines
c)
Age in Years
d)
Number of Teens
21.
What is the general trend of this line graph?
a)
The more you mow, the less money you make.
b)
You make the same amount of money regardless of how long you mow.
c)
The more you mow, the more money you make.
d)
Mowing is dangerous.
22.
How much does it cost to have your lawn mowed for 2 hours?
a)
$16
b)
$17
c)
$18
d)
$19
23.
What is the independent variable?
a)
cost of mowing
b)
Moe's Mowing Service
c)
$18
d)
Mowing Time
24.
If y= 2x+1 find y if x = 3
a)
y=6
b)
y=3
c)
y=7
d)
y=24
25.
What is the name of this graph?
a)
line plot
b)
line graph
c)
bar graph
d)
frequency table
26.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
27.
Round 23.542 to the nearest tenth.
a)
23.5
b)
23.6
c)
23.54
d)
23
28.
Round 1.82 to the nearest whole number.
a)
1
b)
1.8
c)
2
d)
2.8
29.
Round 43.827 to the nearest hundredth.
a)
43.82
b)
43.83
c)
43.87
d)
44
30.
Which of the following is 4.5 when rounded to the nearest tenth?
a)
4.34
b)
4.44
c)
4.52
d)
4.61
31.
Round 72.178 to the nearest hundredth.
a)
72.2
b)
72.18
c)
72
d)
73.18
32.
Round 5.592 to the nearest hundredth.
a)
5.60
b)
5.50
c)
6.59
d)
5.59
33.
Which decimal number represents seven hundred ninety-two and five hundredths
a)
792.500
b)
792.05
c)
792.005
d)
792,500
34.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?
a)
the paper used
b)
the type of paper airplane
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
d)
how hard the plane is thrown
35.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
36.
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
37.
The time it takes to run a mile depends of the amount of exercise a person gets.
The dependent variable is.......
The dependent variable is.......
a)
amount of exercise
b)
time it takes to run mile
c)
type of exercise
38.
A comprehension test was given to students after they had studied textbook material either in silence or with the television turned on. What is the dependent variable?
a)
silence
b)
television turned on
c)
score on test
d)
textbook material
39.
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 dependent variable.
a)
type of music
b)
MP3 player
c)
heavy metal
d)
pulse rate
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