WorksheetsQuiz 1.1/1.2
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Research question: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test. What is the dependent variable?
a)
How far they kick the soccer ball
b)
who the person is
c)
how well they do on the math test
d)
Type of soccer ball.
2.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
3.
Which variable depends on what is done at the beginning of an experiment?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Following
4.
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
5.
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
6.
An educated guess that has not been tested.
a)
law
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
7.
How many variables should you change in an experiment?
a)
none
b)
1
c)
2 or more
d)
depends on the type of experiment
8.
A factor in an experiment that stays the same.
a)
control group
b)
constant
c)
dependent variable
d)
experimental group
9.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
10.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
control variable
d)
control group
11.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
12.
Data that are qualitative are always-
a)
described in words
b)
represented in numbers
c)
repeated for verification
d)
the most accurate type of data
13.
"The insect in Container B has six appendages" is an example of what type of scientific observation?
a)
quanitative
b)
qualitative
c)
inference
d)
hypothesis
14.
The first solution Sandra tries does not work. She looks carefully at her supplies and decides on another approach. It works! Which attitude is Sandra using here?
a)
Curiosity
b)
Creativity
c)
Honesty
d)
Open-mindedness
15.
Eric can't quite figure out his problem. Denise comes to him with some additional ideas. Eric decides he'll take matters into his own hands, and refuses Denise's help. Eric never figures out the problem working alone. Which attitude is Eric failing to use?
a)
Curiosity
b)
Honesty
c)
Creativity
d)
Open-mindedness
16.
Lori says, "Check this out Lisa, I read about this thing online, and I'm definitely going to try it." Lisa responds, "Wait, what website did you find it on, I think I'll go look into it for myself." Which attitude is Lisa using here?
a)
Open-mindedness
b)
Skepticism
c)
Ethics
d)
Awareness of Bias
17.
A statement that can be tested
a)
experiment
b)
control
c)
Theory
d)
hypothesis
18.
A hypothesis that has been tested by many scientists over and over with the same results
a)
Experiment
b)
Theory
c)
Control
d)
Technology
19.
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
20.
What is a theory?
a)
Describes what happens
b)
Explains a process
21.
What is a law?
a)
Describes what happens
b)
Explains a process
22.
The baseball player slid into third base.
a)
Quantitative Observation
b)
Qualitative Observation
23.
The cow is enjoying his "airplane" ride.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
24.
There is one chicken in the picture.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
25.
What group in the experiment is used for comparison?
a)
Constants Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Control Group
d)
Manipulated Group
26.
Which variable comes after the "then" in a correctly written hypothesis?
a)
Manipulated (Independent)
b)
Responding (Dependent)
c)
Control
d)
Constants
27.
The variables in an experiment that remain the same from trial to trail.
a)
Constants
b)
Manipulated Variables
c)
Responding Variables
d)
Independent Variables
28.
A new company wants to test out a pill that will unlock all of your brain to make you 50% smarter and much more efficient.
Which answer choice shows what the control group would be?
Which answer choice shows what the control group would be?
a)
The group that receives the pill
b)
The group that receives the fake pill
c)
The new company
d)
The brain that gets smarter
29.
Justin usually blows his nose using Kleenex tissues. His snot keeps leaking through the tissue. He decided he is going to create an experiment to find out if there is something better. What is his control group?
a)
type of tissue
b)
Justin
c)
mass of the snots the tissue can hold
d)
Kleenex
30.
a)
there is no the control group
b)
water is the control group
c)
coconut juice is the control group
d)
time is the control group
31.
Eiko is doing an experiment to determine the best fertilization plan for bean plants.
She will test four groups of four plants using this schedule.
Which group is the control group?
a)
Group A
b)
Group B
c)
Group C
d)
Group D
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