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Chem Quiz 1-A

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which variable values should be the same for all groups in the experiment?

a)

Constant Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Experimental Group

2.

A line graph is used to

a)

see a change over time

b)

to measure data

c)

to see a percentage as a whole

d)

compare data

3.

The __________ is the part of the experiment that is not being tested and is used for comparison.

a)

dependent variable

b)

constant variable

c)

Experimental group

d)

control group

4.

You should only change/test ________ for any experiment you perform.

a)

one variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

constant variables

d)

observations

5.
What would be an independent variable in an experiment where the testable question is, "Which paper towel brand is the strongest?"
a)
brand of paper towel
b)
amount of weight placed on each towel
c)
number of times each brand is tested
d)
strength of the paper towel
6.
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
7.
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?
8.

Carmen conducted an experiment to determine if listening to different types of music would affect a person’s pulse. Her hypothesis was that pulse rate would change with different types of music. Each person listened to seven different selections of music for 30 seconds each. Each person’s pulse was taken before the music and then after each 30-second interval of music. The pulses were taken again after the music selections were completed. Based on her experiment, Carmen concluded that a person’s pulse rate changed when the person listened to different types of music. Which component is missing from Carmen’s experiment?

a)

a question

b)

a hypothesis

c)

a control group

d)

a description of the experiment

9.

Data collected numerically is called

a)

quantitative data

b)

group data

c)

qualitative data

d)

science data

10.

In a controlled experiment, which variable is considered to be the "cause?"

a)

Controlled Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

d)

Constant Variable

11.
Which of the following could be a valid hypothesis for the following testable question? "What brand of bubble gum produces the biggest bubbles?"
a)
All brands of bubble gum produce the same size bubbles.
b)
Males and females blow the same size gum bubbles.
c)
Gum chewed for a long time produces larger bubbles than gum chewed for short periods.
d)
Bubble gum with sugar will produce larger bubbles than regular sugar-free chewing gum.