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Presenting Scientific Data

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When presenting data in graphs one should...

a)

use 3D pie charts

b)

show some label that looks nice and with a catchy word

c)

have labels that are appropriate for the data shown

d)

not use them and show data sheets

2.
How can you present numerical data?
a)
Charts and graphs
b)
Paragraphs of text
3.

Which of the following are not ways of showing Qualitative Data?

(Select all that apply)

a)

Pie charts

b)

Graphs

c)

Tables

d)

Word Clouds

e)

Quotes

4.
How many people have two or less books in their desk?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
5.
How many people like either mushroom or pepperoni the best?
a)
1
b)
20
c)
50
d)
100
6.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
7.
Mr. S. 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
8.
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
9.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

10.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

11.
a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

12.

What is the independent variable?

a)

atomic number

b)

electron volts

c)

first ionization energy

d)

Jim Askew's Graph

13.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

nicest fruit

b)

number of people

c)

types of fruit

14.

Which type of graph is usually just a comparison of numbers?

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

circle graph

15.

What type of relationship would this trend line indicate?

a)

indirect

b)

direct

16.

What would be the key word or phrase to remember when deciding which variable is the dependent variable?

a)

choose to change

b)

measure

c)

neither of these options

17.
What type of graph shows change over time?
a)
Circle Graph
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Trend Graph
d)
Line Graph
18.
Which variable does the scientist "control"?
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Constant Variable
d)
None of these
19.
Which letter represents the x-axis?
a)
letter A
b)
letter B
c)
letter C
d)
letter E
20.
Which letter represents the title for a graph?
a)
letter D
b)
letter B
c)
letter C
d)
letter E