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Testable or not?

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Testable or not?: How do plants grow?

a)

Testable

b)

Non-testable

2.

Testable or not?: How does the surface on which a car moves affect how fast it goes?

a)

testable

b)

non-testable

3.

Testable or not?: What do birds eat?

a)

testable

b)

non-testable

4.

Testable or not?: How does changing the shape of a kite affect it's ability to fly?

a)

testable

b)

non-testable

5.

Testable or not?: Why is eating junk food bad for your health?

a)

testable

b)

non-testable

6.

Testable or not?: Are cats better than dogs?

a)

testable

b)

non-testable

7.
Which of the following is considered a good, testable question?
a)
Why do some basketballs bounce higher than others?
b)
What is the coating on a basketball made of?
c)
Is basketball a more challenging sport than soccer?
d)
What is the effect of air pressure on a basketball's bounce height?
8.
Which of the following is a good, testable question?
a)
What is the effect of the amount of fertilizer on the mass of a pumpkin?
b)
Does the type of pumpkin affect where it grows?
c)
They type of pumpkin affects the mass of the pumpkin?
d)
how does mass affect fertilizer?
9.
Which of the following is a good, testable question?
a)
Why do some kites fly for a longer amount of time?
b)
If the tail is changes, will a kite have more air time?
c)
What is the effect of air time on the number of tails?
d)
How does the number of tails on a kite affect the air time?
10.
A testable question is, "How does the amount of exercise affect heart rate and breathing rate?" Which is the controlled variable?
a)
amount of exercise
b)
breathing rate
c)
heart rate
d)
temperature of the room
11.

Which variable values should you know before you start an experiment?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

12.

The size of the plant would be the dependent variable for an experiment for which of the following testable questions?

a)

What light brightness makes plants grow the largest?

b)

Does plant size affect the amount of carbon dioxide that is absorbed?

c)

Which fertilizer makes plants grow the fastest?

d)

Which types of plants will die in mercury-polluted soil?

13.

What would be a dependent variable in an experiment where the testable question is, "What level of salt works best to hatch brine shrimp?"

a)

The number of brine shrimp eggs placed in each salt solution

b)

The amount of salt used in each solution

c)

The number of brine shrimp that hatch in each solution

d)

The temperature of each salt solution

14.

Mr. R. sets 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)

weight of the ball

15.
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.
a)
height of the ramp
b)
 distance traveled by the ball
c)
mass of the ball
d)
weight of the ball
16.
The independent variable is the ONE thing you _____.
a)
change
b)
keep the same
c)
experiment with
d)
investigate
17.

True or false: A testable question compares how one thing affects another thing.

a)

True

b)

False