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WorksheetsScientific Variables
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
3.
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)
4.
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.
5.
Susie wants to know if an increase in temperature is accelerating (speeding up) the decaying process of apples. What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
a)
the temperature
b)
how much the apple decays
c)
the acceleration
d)
None of the above
6.
Students want to test if changing the wing shape of a paper airplane will affect the distance it will fly. What is the independent variable?
a)
the wing shape
b)
the distance the airplane will fly
dependent
dependent
c)
the temperature in the classroom
d)
the type of paper used to construct the plane
7.
Students want to test if changing the wing shape of a paper airplane will affect the distance it will fly. What is the dependent variable?
a)
the wing shape
b)
the distance it will fly
c)
the temperature in the room
d)
the type of paper used to construct the airplane
8.
David is having a discussion with Anthony because he is saying that the flavor of ice cream affects how fast the ice cream melts. What is the independent variable in this example?
a)
the flavor of the ice cream
b)
the time it takes to melt
c)
the temperature of the environment
d)
the amount of ice cream
9.
The cake has a sweet smell is a _______ observation.
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
10.
Which of the following correctly lists the steps of the scientific method?
a)
Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion
b)
Question, Hypothesis, Conclusion, Experiment
c)
Question, Conclusion, Hypothesis, Experiment
d)
Question, Experiment, Hypothesis, Conclude
11.
An orderly, step by step approach to problem solving is called the:
a)
experiment..
b)
science procedure.
c)
scientific method.
d)
hypothesis.
12.
How many independent variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
13.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results is called...
a)
conclusion.
b)
procedures.
c)
materials.
d)
responding variable.
14.
If I water the plant more often, then it will grow taller. Name the dependent variable.
a)
The amount of water.
b)
The amount of soil.
c)
The height of the plant.
d)
The amount of water.
15.
Which is NOT a controlled variable in this experiment?
a)
sunlight
b)
number of seeds
c)
Amount of soil
d)
Amount of water
16.
What is the manipulated variable?
a)
Sunlight
b)
amount of water
c)
number of seeds
d)
amount of soil
17.
The variable that you measure is the -
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Controlled Variable
d)
Control Group
18.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change
b)
keep the same
c)
experiment with
d)
investigate
19.
Jessie is concerned about how tired his classmates seem. He created a drink that he thinks will boost their energy. He recruits 100 classmates with a history of tiredness. He has 50 of them drink his new special energy drink. The other 50 drink a beverage that looks like the special energy drink, but is just water and food coloring. Both groups were told that they were getting the special drink that would boost energy. After 2 hours, 30 classmates in the first group reported having more energy and 8 classmates in the second group reported having more energy.
What is the independent variable?
What is the independent variable?
a)
Amount of energy
b)
The type of energy drink they were given
c)
The food coloring
d)
same amount of students in each group
20.
Jessie is concerned about how tired his classmates seem. He created a drink that he thinks will boost their energy. He recruits 100 classmates with a history of tiredness. He has 50 of them drink his new special energy drink. The other 50 drink a beverage that looks like the special energy drink, but is just water and food coloring. Both groups were told that they were getting the special drink that would boost energy. After 2 hours, 30 classmates in the first group reported having more energy and 8 classmates in the second group reported having more energy.
What is the dependent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
a)
Amount of energy
b)
100 classmates
c)
Special energy drink
d)
Amount of time
21.
What must happen before you start your experiment?
a)
make conclusion
b)
collect data
c)
repeat the experiment
d)
make a hypothesis
22.
What is the mass on the triple beam balance?
a)
232.5 g
b)
237.0 g
c)
230.2 g
d)
32.5 g
23.
Tom wants to determine the temperature at which beans sprout the fastest. What's the most accurate way to write the dependent variable:
a)
See which beans sprout the fastest.
b)
Measure which temperature works better.
c)
measure how tall the beans sprouts are.
d)
Measure the time it takes for the beans to sprout.
24.
What is the importance of having controlled variables in an experiment?
a)
To make the experiment fair and accurate.
b)
To measure everything
c)
So you can test many variables at once
25.
Another way of saying the independent variable is....
a)
responding variable
b)
manipulated variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
constant
26.
Tina wants to determine if drinking a certain type of tea will help the members of her basketball team jump higher. One of her team members tells her she needs to take their baseline jump height first. What does her team member mean by this?
a)
See if the tea helps them jump higher
b)
She needs to know the height they can jump after the experiment starts.
c)
That she needs to know the height they can jump before the experiment starts.
d)
Figure out who can jump the highest
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