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WorksheetsTopic 1: Experimental Design
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 53mins
Round to the nearest ten:
752
700
800
750
760
Round to the nearest hundred:
149
100
200
150
140
Round to the nearest thousands:
4,624
4,000
4,500
4,600
5,000
Round to the nearest thousands:
61,023
60,000
61,000
61,100
62,000
Calculate the average for the following set of numbers:
5,11,2,12,4,2
4.1
6
4.5
4
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.
5
6
9
12
What would the independent variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?
the paper used
the type of paper airplane
the distance of each plane's flight
how hard the plane is thrown
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 ...
The type of plant
The amount of sunlight
The type of music
The type of liquid
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?
Type of plant
Water, apple juice, milk
Plant growth
Color of the plant's leaves
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?
Length of the birdfeeders
Amount of time feeders are outside
Amount of seed eaten
Location the feeders are put in.
Calculate the following: (Remember to round to the correct number of decimal places )
4.5 m x 2.34 m =
11 m2
10.53 m
10.5 m2
10 m
Calculate the following: (Remember to round to the correct number of decimal places )
4.5 cm + 4.32 cm =
8.8 cm
8.82 cm2
8 cm2
8.0 cm
Which of the following is the correct rounded answer for the calculation?
8.0025 x 1.41 = 11.283525
11.28
11.00
11.2835
11.30
Which of the following is the correct volume measurement?
63.5 mL
63 mL
63.55 mL
60 mL
What is the uncertainty in the measurement 2.28 g?
+ 0.05 g
+ 0.5 g
+ 0.005 g
+ 0.0005 g
If a student wants to measure 24.0 mL of water with the least amount of uncertainty, they should use _____________________.
three 10 mL graduated cylinders
one 25 mL graduated cylinder
one 50 mL graduated cylinder
one 100 mL graduated cylinder
What piece of equipment (tool) is used to measure volume more accurately?
Graduated Cylinder
Meter Stick
Electronic Balance
Beaker
What piece of equipment (tool) is used to measure mass?
Graduated Cylinder
Meter Stick
Electronic Balance
Beaker
Name the lab equipment.
tweezers
tongs
test tube holder
test tube rack
Identify the equipment shown here:
Test tube
Erlenmeyer flask
Graduated cylinder
Beaker
Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are
always against the rules.
okay.
not dangerous.
okay if you are working alone.
What type of graph is this?
Line Graph
Pie Chart
Bar Graph
Histogram
What type of graph is this?
Bar graph
Histogram
Pie Chart
Line Graph
What type of graph is this?
Scatter Plot
Pie Chart
Multiple Line Graph
Bar Graph
I have no axes at all. I help compare parts to a whole. What kind of graph am I?
Pie Chart
Scatter Plot
Line Graph
Bar Graph
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to track changes over time. What kind of graph am I?
Pie Chart
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Scatter Plot
To display data which compares favorite movie types, you should use a...
Pie Chart
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Scatter Plot
To display data showing your heights over the first ten years of your life, use a...
Pie Chart
Bar Graph
Line Graph
Scatter Plot
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?
bar graph - she's comparing the times of the runners
line graph - she's comparing the times of the runners
line graph - she's showing change over time
pie or circle graph - she's showing a percentage
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?
Pie chart
Bar graph
Line graph
Scatter Plot
Kyle wants to see how many jolly ranchers of each color are in a bag. What kind of graph should he use?
Pie Chart
Bar graph
Line graph
Scatter Plot
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?
Pie Chart
Car graph
Line graph
Scatter Plot
