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Scientific Method Review (Breakout Session)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
Where the experiment took place.
4.
Tiffany was investing how fast it took Hayden to react to different sounds. Identify the independent variable.
a)
How fast Hayden reacted
b)
different sounds
c)
types of music
d)
Hayden
5.
Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his dependent variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Type of dog
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
6.
An experiment is being done to determine how light affects the growth of small zinnia plants. One plant is placed in full sunlight, the second in a shaded area, the third in an unlit closet. The hypothesis of this experiment could be:
a)
Plants grow differently under different conditions.
b)
Zinnia plants in direct sunlight grow taller than zinnia plants in little or no sunlight.
c)
Many things, including sunlight, affect the growth of a plant.
7.
What variable goes on the X-Axis?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Constants
8.
Candy wants to see what type of shoe lets her run the 100m dash the fastest!  She tries sandals, sneakers, and high heels.  
What is her dependent variable?
a)
How fast she runs the 100m dash
b)
The type of shoe
c)
How old Candy is
d)
The distance she runs
9.
What variable goes on the Y-Axis?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Constants
10.
Cash Moolah wants to know if people buy more pink lemonade at his lemonade stand.  He sells his experimental pink lemonade, but also sells yellow lemonade.  
The yellow lemonade is his... _________?
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Water
d)
Independent Variable
11.
How many independent variables can an experiment have?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
0
d)
Doesn't Matter!
12.

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.

a)

a question

b)

a control

c)

the design of the experiment

d)

a hypothesis

13.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph?

a)

A. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are responsible for global temperature change.

b)

B. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising at about the same exact rate for the past century.

c)

C. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have remained the same over the past century.

d)

D. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been rising at an increasingly higher rate as the past century has progressed.

14.

A research group has discovered that damselflies, a type of dragonfly, are being infected by a particular type of aquatic protozoan. Both young and adult damselflies are not directly infected by the protozoan but contract the infection from the prey they eat. The graph shows the percentage of adult damselflies infected by protozoans during the summer and early fall.


Which of the following conclusions is supported by the graph?

a)

A. Infection in embanked ponds increased during the sampling period.

b)

B. Protozoans were more common in creek-fed ponds than embanked ponds.

c)

C. Protozoans reproduce more quickly in embanked ponds than creek-fed ponds.

d)

D. Infection in creed-fed ponds remained constant throughout the sampling period.

15.

A scientist performs an experiment to see if acids have an effect on the health of a particular type of plant. Three sets of plants were treated with acidic solutions of known pH while the control set was treated with a solution of neutral pH 7.


Acids are categorized from 1-6 (1 being the strongest/highest acid)


Which is the best conclusion for this experiment?

a)

A. Acid has no effect on the health of this type of plant.

b)

B. High acidity is helpful to this type of plant.

c)

C. Low acidity is harmful to this type of plant.

d)

D. High acidity is harmful to this type of plant.

16.
What was the dependent variable in this experiment?
a)
Force
b)
Stretch Distance
c)
Type of Spring Used
17.

What is the independent variable in this graph?

a)

Tadpoles

b)

Year

c)

Frogs

d)

Number of tadpoles in the pond

18.

What type of variable is the "Price per Bushel (dollars)" in this graph?

a)

Bar graph

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Independent variable

d)

Controlled variable

19.
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
20.
A comprehension test was given to students after they had studied textbook material either in silence or working together.
What is a possible control variable?
a)
Comprehension Test Results
b)
The thickness of the text book
c)
All students working in Silence
d)
Number of students working together and in Silence