Free Printable Experimental Design

1.

What is the maximum value this graduated cylinder can measure?

a)

1 ml

b)

10 ml

c)

25 ml

d)

50 ml

2.

The SI base unit for mass is known as the

a)

meter

b)

liter

c)

gram

d)

kelvin

3.

The space that matter takes up is known as...

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

length

d)

temperature

4.

Weight is the gravitational force exerted on a(n)

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

length

d)

temperature

5.

What two types of measurements make up DENSITY?

a)

Mass and Volume

b)

Temperature and Mass

c)

Grams and Centimeters

d)

Volume and Weight

6.

Identify the equipment shown here:

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

Erlenmeyer flask

c)

beaker

d)

volumetric flask

7.

Identify the equipment shown here:

a)

scale

b)

weighing device

c)

mass spectrometer

d)

triple beam balance

8.

Identify the equipment shown here:

a)

beakers

b)

flasks

c)

decanters

d)

graduated cylinders

9.

What is the name of this piece of scientific equipment?

a)

tube

b)

glass tube

c)

test tube

d)

test glass

10.

The _______________ measures temperature.

a)

triple beam balance

b)

spring scale

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

thermometer

11.

What type of measurement is used with this instrument?

a)

volume

b)

length

c)

mass

d)

weight

12.

What is used to measure time?

a)

Stopwatch/timer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Meter stick

d)

Test tube clamp

13.

What is this?

a)

glass triangle

b)

funnel

c)

stirring rod

d)

buret

14.

Which item measures more precisely?

a)

test tube

b)

beaker

c)

graduated cylinder

15.

The _________________ is used to simply hold or approximately measure a liquid.

a)

scale

b)

glass

c)

beaker

d)

thermometer

16.

I am anything that has mass and takes up space!

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

molecules

d)

atoms

17.

I am the smallest whole particle of matter.

a)

atom

b)

compound

c)

molecule

d)

mixture

18.

These kind of observation use your senses to observe results.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

19.

These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

20.

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, what are the controlled variables?

a)

Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

21.

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, what is the dependent variable?

a)

Type of plant

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

22.

Find the DRY: You experiment to see if a bouncy ball or a tennis ball bounces higher.

a)

Type of ball

b)

Same drop height

c)

Height of bounce

d)

Same surface

23.

Find the MIX: You experiment to see if a bouncy ball or a tennis ball bounces higher.

a)

Type of ball

b)

Same drop height

c)

Height of Bounce

d)

Same surface

24.

An experiment for a new asthma medication was set up into two groups. Group one was given the new drug for asthma, while group 2 was given a sugar pill. The sugar pill serves as a

a)

control

b)

dependent variable

c)

experimental variable

d)

constant

25.

In a controlled experiment, the variable that is changed to test the hypothesis is called the –

a)

Controlled Variable

b)

Responsive Variable

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

Independent Variable

26.

A scientific theory...

a)

is based on lots of evidence

b)

is not valid

c)

is not reliable

d)

has not been tested many times

27.

A scientific theory is not necessarily accepted as a scientific truth.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A scientific ____________ is a statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature.

a)

law

b)

theory

c)

method

d)

variable

29.

A scientific ____________ is a broad explanation for events that is widely accepted as true.

a)

law

b)

theory

c)

observation

d)

method

30.

Hearing a loud bang.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

31.

Crying when you watch a sad movie.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

32.

Dodging a ball.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

33.

Pulling your hand away when you get burned.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

34.

Running from a barking dog.

a)

stimulus

b)

response

35.

Scientific questions have to be...

a)

Measurable

b)

Easy

c)

Interesting

36.

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.

d)

I don't know.

37.

If plants are exposed to sunlight, then they will grow taller.
What part of the scientific method is this an example of?

a)

Procedure

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Question

d)

Results

38.

Students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster.
What was the Independent Variable?

a)

Amount of Candy

b)

Amount of Water

c)

Temperature of Water

d)

Time for Candy to Dissolve

39.

Students wanted to see if the type of material effected the temperature after being placed under a heat lamp for 10 minutes.
What is the dependent variable for this investigation?

a)

Type of material (rocks, sand etc)

b)

Temperature after 10 minutes

c)

Time under the lamp

d)

Heat lamp, amount of material

40.

Mr. Krabbs is trying a new money making scheme. On Tuesdays he is selling his crabby patties on colored buns. He usually averages 25 customers per day. On Tuesdays he now averages 27 customers.
What was the independent variable?

a)

The customers

b)

The crabby patty

c)

The colored buns

d)

The number of customers

41.

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

42.

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, what is the dependent variable?

a)

Type of plant

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

43.

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, what are the controlled variables/constants?

a)

Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

44.

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, what is the control?

a)

water

b)

apple juice

c)

milk

d)

soil

45.

A student is planning an experiment to find out how the height from which he drops a ball affects how high the ball bounces. The independent variable is the _____.

a)

Diameter of the ball

b)

Force acting on the ball

c)

Height that the ball bounces

d)

Height from which the ball is dropped

46.

Mr. P 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

47.

Mr. P set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Distance traveled by the ball

b)

Height of the ramp

c)

Mass of the ball

48.

Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the controlled variable/constant?

a)

Distance traveled by the ball

b)

Height of the ramp

c)

Mass of the ball

49.

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 independent variable?

a)

Red birdfeeders

b)

Placement of birdfeeders

c)

Amount of seed

50.

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?

a)

Length of the birdfeeders

b)

Amount of time feeders are outside

c)

Amount of seed eaten

51.

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 controlled variable/constant?

a)

Location of bird feeder

b)

Amount of birdseed eaten

c)

Type of birdseed

52.

Mr. P 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 independent variable?

a)

Type of reward

b)

Praise

c)

Type of dog

d)

Amount of time the dog follows commands

53.

Mr. P 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

54.

How many variables should you change in an experiment?

a)

none

b)

1

c)

2 or more

d)

depends on the type of experiment

55.

The variable in an experiment deliberately changed by the scientist. The variable being tested.

a)

dependent variable (DRY)

b)

independent variable (MIX)

c)

data

d)

control group

56.

If you were testing how well different dish soaps cleaned grease, the independent variable would be the:

a)

dish type

b)

amount of grease

c)

dish soap type

d)

grease type

57.

The variable that depends on changes to the independent variable.

a)

control group

b)

dependent variable

c)

experimental variable

d)

independent variable

58.

Three baseball players investigate to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. They mark off an area on the playground for their investigation. Which should they keep constant?

a)

height of the players

b)

color of the balls thrown

c)

order in which the players throw

d)

spot from which the players throw

59.

What is the control group?

a)

amount of time the spray stays on the shower

b)

the half of the shower sprayed with water

c)

the half of the shower sprayed with coconut juice

d)

the amount of slime

60.

What is the experimental group?

a)

drink type

b)

# of paper stacks

c)

Group B

d)

Group A

61.

When was the average snowfall for Chicago higher than the average snowfall for New York?

a)

January & Febuary

b)

February & March

c)

June & July

d)

November & December

62.

A list of the steps anyone could follow to conduct an experiment.

a)

obervations

b)

question/problem

c)

materials

d)

procedures

63.

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

a)

The van is tan.

b)

The van ran into KFC.

c)

The driver was hungry.

d)

Red and white are part of the KFC building.

64.

Two types of data scientists collect are...

a)

hypothesis and theory

b)

qualitative and quantitative

c)

myths and fables

d)

metric and standard measurements

65.

In the word Quanitative, N stands for

a)

numskull

b)

nincompoop

c)

number

d)

none of the above

66.

In the word Qualitative, the L stands for

a)

Language

b)

lead

c)

leather

d)

none of the above

67.

In the MIX, the M stands for

a)

Responding variable

b)

Manipulated variable

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Dependent Variable

68.

Responding (DRY) Variable is the results or data of an experiment

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Dependent (DRY) Variable is the results or data of an experiment

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Manipulated (MIX) is the variable you change in an experiment

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Independent (MIX) is the variable you change in an experiment

a)

True

b)

False

72.

DRY stands for

a)

Responding, Independent and Y axis

b)

Responding, Dependent and X axis

c)

Responding, Dependent and Y axis

d)

none of the above

73.

MIX is for

a)

Manipulated, Independent and Y axis

b)

Manipulated, Dependent and Y axis

c)

Manipulated, Independent and X axis

d)

none of the above

74.

A grizzly bear is chasing you is a

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

75.

When a bear is chasing you, pulling out bear spray is a

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

76.

Substitute teacher on Monday is a

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

77.

Popcorn/video party for being good for a sub on Monday is a

a)

Stimulus

b)

Response

Experimental Design

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