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WorksheetsNature of Science Escape Station Copy5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
A study was done to find if different tire treads affect the braking distance of a car.
What is the outcome (dependent) variable?
The type of car
The distance it takes to brake
The type of tire tread
The type of car
An investigation found that more bushels of potatoes were produced when the soil was fertilized more.
What is the (independent) variable?
Type of potato
Amount of soil
Amount of fertilizer
Size of potato
Different rose bushes are grown in a greenhouse for two months. The number of flowers on each bush is counted at the end of an experiment.
What is the tested (independent) variable?
The rose bushes
The number of flowers
The time it took to grow.
The greenhouse
You water three sunflower plants with salt water. Each plant receives a different concentration of salt solutions. A fourth plant receives regular water. After a two-week period, the height is measured.
What is the outcome (dependent) variable?
The sunflower plants
The plant's location
The height
The type of water
Three wax palm trees are kept at different humidity levels inside of a greenhouse for 12 weeks. Height of the tree is measured once a week.
What is the tested (independent) variable?
The humidity levels
The height of the trees
The type of tree
The tree's location
Different rose bushes are grown in a greenhouse for two months. The number of flowers on each bush is counted at the end of an experiment.
What is one variable that will need to be controlled?
The type of rose bush
The amount of time given to grow
The amount of flowers
The smell of the flowers
One tank of goldfish is fed the normal amount of food once a day, a second tank is fed twice a day, and a third tank four times a day during a six week study. The fish’s body fat is recorded daily.
What is the outcome (dependent) variable?
The tank
The type of fish food
The amount of food
The fish's body fat
Strawberry plant clones are given different amounts of water for a 3-week period. First strawberry plant receives 400 millilitres (ml) a day. The second strawberry plant receives 200 ml a day. The third strawberry plant receives 100 ml a day. The fourth strawberry plant does not receive any extra water; this plant only receives natural ways of receiving water. The height of the strawberry plants is recorded daily.
What is the outcome (dependent) variable?
The type of strawberries
The height of the strawberry
The amount of strawberry seeds
The amount of water
Students measured the temperature of the water at different depths in Lake Skywalker and found that the temperature varied.
What is the outcome (dependent) variable?
The temperature of the water
The depth of the thermometer
The location of the lake
The air temperature
Students design an experiment where they run a car down a ramp starting from two heights. The ramp is placed on the teacher desk (1 m tall) and the student desk (.75 m tall) and cars roll down the ramp. The distance the car travels was measured. What is the tested (independent) variable?
**The last word of the correct answer is your next clue**
The type of ramp
The type of car
The height of the desk
The amount of gravity
