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Timaru BHS Variables

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jayce is seeing which food scrape attracts the most ants. What is the Independent Variable?

a)

Number of ants

b)

Size of the food

c)

Size of the ants

d)

Food Items

2.

John wants to know whether alcohol increases life span. What is dependent variable

a)

Types of Alcohol

b)

Country of people

c)

Number of years Drinking

d)

Number of years alive

3.

Tim is an idiot who wants to throw wet toilet paper on the roof. He decides he wants to test different plys of toilet paper. What are some control variables Tim needs to consider for it to be a fair test

a)

The Different Types Plys

b)

The same person throwing

c)

Number of sheets

d)

Amount of water

e)

The number of times it sticks

4.

Jackson wanted to test how caffeine effected his Lap times in the pool. What could Jackson use as his Independent Variables?

a)

Feet,inches,yards

b)

Meters, Kilometers

c)

Coffee,Tea,espresso

d)

Energy Drink,mountain dew, Coco-cola

5.

Epic Games wants to preserve the integrity of the game by looking at the most popular weapons and how successful they are. What could be a way to measure the dependent variable?

a)

Weapon used when winning

b)

Number of eliminations with each weapon per game

c)

Length of time weapon is held before being dropped?

d)

Number of hits with the weapons

e)

Reddit outcry about how op something is

6.

What is the control?

a)

Something that remains constant across all experiments

b)

The part of the experiment that has had nothing done to it

c)

The part of the experiment that has been changed

d)

The code name for the boss

7.

What is a control variable?

a)

a variable that is kept the same across the whole experiment

b)

A changing variable that differs across the experiment

c)

Something that skews the results

d)

I got the last one wrong and im getting this one wrong too

8.

Tyler is testing whether different bats hit the ball further which of these answers are not going to be an independent variable

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

True or False - Experiments have more accuracy the more times a experiment is repeated

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Jason Tossed a coin 20 x and got 13 heads and 7 tails. Coins are meant to be 50/50, what can Jason do to make it a more even test?

a)

Keep the same flipping height

b)

Repeat the experiment more times

c)

Start again

d)

change hands each flip

e)

flip the coin against a wall

11.

What is an Independent Variable?

a)

The Variable being measured

b)

The variable being changed

c)

The Variable being kept the same

d)

A strong independent variable that dont need no man

12.

If i was testing the impact of different soft drinks on the human body what could I use for a dependent variable?

a)

Blood sugar Levels

b)

Insulin Levels

c)

Acid Wear on Teeth

d)

Ability to stack cards

e)

all of the above

13.

Which is not a Independent Variable if I was testing the best Cereals for brain Function?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Why are Glasshouses good as controls Variables?

a)

They prevent water

b)

They keep a uniform temperature

c)

Glass reflects Sunlight

d)

All of the above

15.

What are the elements need for a fair test?

a)

Control Variables

b)

Repeat tests

c)

Averaged Results

d)

An accurate and detailed Method

e)

all of the above