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WorksheetsVIM LS 2 Part 2
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An experiment is conducted to test how different cleats change an athletes running speed. Six different types of cleats are tested and the 100m run time is recorded. What is the independent variable?
a)
The type of cleat
b)
The run time
c)
The 100 meters
d)
The athlete
2.
An experiment is conducted to test how different cleats change an athletes running speed. Six different types of cleats are tested and the 100m run time is recorded. What is the independent variable?
a)
The type of cleat
b)
The run time
c)
The 100 meters
d)
The athlete
3.
A test is set up to test which brand of soda creates the biggest foam explosion when adding a Mentos candy. Three different sodas were tested. They measured the height of the foam eruption. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Brand of soda
b)
Number of mentos candies used
c)
Height of foam eruption
d)
Temperature of soda
4.
How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
as many as possible
5.
Which of the following is a quantitative observation?
a)
The bird is very colorful.
b)
The bird has 4 different colors on him.
c)
The bird has many, many feathers.
d)
It is a bird.
6.
A student wants to test the effects of different types of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?
a)
heart rate
b)
type of exercise
c)
amount of exercise
d)
time of day exercise occurs
7.
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
8.
This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
control group
d)
data group
10.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
10.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
11.
Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called
a)
controls
b)
dependent variables
c)
independent variables
d)
constants
12.
Jane Goodall recorded 40 chimps living in a community, this is ____ data.
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
c)
observation
d)
field study
13.
What tool do we use to measure mass?
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
beaker
c)
ruler
d)
balance
14.
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
15.
These are the things in an experiment that we have to control so that it keeps the experiment fair. (does not provide an advantage or disadvantage)
a)
dependent variables
b)
constants (controlled variables)
16.
____________ is the ability to cause change.
a)
Energy
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Motion
17.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
18.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
19.
When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
20.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
21.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
22.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
23.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned
24.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
25.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
26.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill.
c)
A ball rolling down a hill.
d)
leaves rolling down a hill
27.
A man stops his car on top of a hill. Describe this scenario in terms of energy.
a)
High Potential Energy
b)
High Kinetic Energy
c)
It is impossible to tell
d)
No energy left
28.
An object is dropped on the floor, and makes a loud bang sound. What kind of energy IS NOT one that the object possesses now?
a)
thermal
b)
sound
c)
potential
29.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
30.
Which 2 letters have the most kinetic energy
a)
W & Y
b)
X & Z
31.
As a marble rolls down a ramp, the ___.
a)
PE decreases and the KE increases
b)
PE increases and the KE decreases
c)
both KE and PE increase
d)
both KE and PE decrease
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