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Topic 1: Experimental Design

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Round to the nearest ten:

752

a)

700

b)

800

c)

750

d)

760

2.

Round to the nearest hundred:

149

a)

100

b)

200

c)

150

d)

140

3.

Round to the nearest thousands:

4,624

a)

4,000

b)

4,500

c)

4,600

d)

5,000

4.

Round to the nearest thousands:

61,023

a)

60,000

b)

61,000

c)

61,100

d)

62,000

5.

Calculate the average for the following set of numbers:

5,11,2,12,4,2

a)

4.1

b)

6

c)

4.5

d)

4

6.

The number of pages that Mia wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below:

9, 8, 12, 11, 20

Calculate the average number of pages she wrote per day this week.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

d)

Color of the plant's leaves

10.

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

d)

Location the feeders are put in.

11.

Calculate the following: (Remember to round to the correct number of decimal places )

4.5 m x 2.34 m =

a)

11 m2

b)

10.53 m

c)

10.5 m2

d)

10 m

12.

Calculate the following: (Remember to round to the correct number of decimal places )

4.5 cm + 4.32 cm =

a)

8.8 cm

b)

8.82 cm2

c)

8 cm2

d)

8.0 cm

13.

Which of the following is the correct rounded answer for the calculation?

8.0025 x 1.41 = 11.283525

a)

11.28

b)

11.00

c)

11.2835

d)

11.30

14.

Which of the following is the correct volume measurement?

a)

63.5 mL

b)

63 mL

c)

63.55 mL

d)

60 mL

15.

What is the uncertainty in the measurement 2.28 g?

a)

+ 0.05 g

b)

+ 0.5 g

c)

+ 0.005 g

d)

+ 0.0005 g

16.

If a student wants to measure 24.0 mL of water with the least amount of uncertainty, they should use _____________________.

a)

three 10 mL graduated cylinders

b)

one 25 mL graduated cylinder

c)

one 50 mL graduated cylinder

d)

one 100 mL graduated cylinder

17.

What piece of equipment (tool) is used to measure volume more accurately?

a)

Graduated Cylinder

b)

Meter Stick

c)

Electronic Balance

d)

Beaker

18.

What piece of equipment (tool) is used to measure mass?

a)

Graduated Cylinder

b)

Meter Stick

c)

Electronic Balance

d)

Beaker

19.
Name the lab equipment. 
a)
test tube rack
b)
test tube holder
c)
tweezers
d)
tongs
20.
Name the lab equipment. 
a)
test tube
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
flask
d)
beaker
21.

Name the lab equipment.

a)

tweezers

b)

tongs

c)

test tube holder

d)

test tube rack

22.
Name the lab equipment. 
a)
watch plate
b)
evaporating dish
c)
crucible
d)
tongs
23.
Name the lab equipment.
a)
Ring Stand
b)
Flask
c)
Beaker
d)
Bunsen Burner
24.
When should you use the safety shower?
a)
After P.E.
b)
After spilling chemicals onto your body
c)
Before going out on a date
d)
Never
25.

Identify the equipment shown here:

a)

Test tube

b)

Erlenmeyer flask

c)

Graduated cylinder

d)

Beaker

26.

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

a)

always against the rules.

b)

okay.

c)

not dangerous.

d)

okay if you are working alone.

27.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Line Graph

b)

Pie Chart

c)

Bar Graph

d)

Histogram

28.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Bar graph

b)

Histogram

c)

Pie Chart

d)

Line Graph

29.
A pie chart allows you to easily see
a)
information about the proportion of parts relative to the whole.
b)
the total number of each category.
c)
how much data occurs within a range of numbers.
d)
the spread of the data.
30.
 What graph is used to see the percentage in the groups? (aka the percentage of the whole)
a)
Line Chart
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Pie Chart 
d)
Column Chart
31.

What type of graph is this?

a)

Scatter Plot

b)

Pie Chart

c)

Multiple Line Graph

d)

Bar Graph

32.

I have no axes at all. I help compare parts to a whole. What kind of graph am I?

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Scatter Plot

c)

Line Graph

d)

Bar Graph

33.

I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to track changes over time. What kind of graph am I?

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

d)

Scatter Plot

34.
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to compare categories. There are spaces between my bars. What am I?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
35.

To display data which compares favorite movie types, you should use a...

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

d)

Scatter Plot

36.

To display data showing your heights over the first ten years of your life, use a...

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

d)

Scatter Plot

37.

Natasha is coaching the school track team. She records the mile times for each of her three runners each week for the entire 2-month season. What kind of graph should Natasha make to show her data and why?

a)

bar graph - she's comparing the times of the runners

b)

line graph - she's comparing the times of the runners

c)

line graph - she's showing change over time

d)

pie or circle graph - she's showing a percentage

38.

Lionel wants to measure the growth of his tomato plant over the course of 6 weeks. What type of graph would be best for him to use?

a)

Pie chart

b)

Bar graph

c)

Line graph

d)

Scatter Plot

39.

Kyle wants to see how many jolly ranchers of each color are in a bag. What kind of graph should he use?

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Bar graph

c)

Line graph

d)

Scatter Plot

40.

Kathy records how many cars of each color are in the parking lot and then turns those into percentages. What kind of graph should she use?

a)

Pie Chart

b)

Car graph

c)

Line graph

d)

Scatter Plot